Trainee PRU Support Worker

Protocol Education Ltd; South Shields; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education support provider is seeking a Trainee PRU Support Worker in South Shields. This role offers a pay of £89 to £110 per day with full training and mentoring provided. Successful candidates will assist young people with SEMH needs, helping them regulate emotions and providing crucial support in educational settings. The position is full-time and long-term, offering a meaningful opportunity to make a difference in pupils' lives.

Benefits

FREE Thrive training

FREE behaviour & SEMH CPD

On-the-job mentoring

FREE online safeguarding training

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in supporting young people with SEMH needs.
• Willingness to learn de-escalation and trauma-informed practice.
• Ability to build trust with pupils needing safe adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide calm, predictable support in class.
• Help young people regulate emotions and interactions.
• Support learning in short bursts and practical activities.

Skills

Patience

Humour

Grounded personality

Building rapport

Resilience

Job description

Trainee PRU Support Worker – South Tyneside

Pay: £89 to £110 per day
Start: ASAP
Contract: Full-time, long-term

If you’ve always thought you’d be good at building rapport with young people who don’t always get a fair deal in school, this trainee route is the perfect way in.

You don’t need PRU or behaviour experience, just resilience, warmth and a willingness to learn. You’ll be supported every step of the way by experienced staff.

You’ll be doing:

• Providing calm, predictable support in class
• Building trust with pupils who need safe adults
• Helping young people regulate emotions and interactions
• Using restorative and relational approaches
• Supporting learning in short bursts and practical activities

What you need:

• Patience, humour and a grounded personality
• A genuine interest in supporting young people with SEMH needs
• Willingness to learn de-escalation, trauma-informed practice and Thrive

Training provided:

• FREE Thrive training
• FREE behaviour & SEMH CPD
• On-the-job mentoring

If you want a role with purpose, where no two days look the same, this is a great start.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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