Youth Support Specialist: Learning & Mental Health

Young Foundations Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully funded professional training

Career progression routes

Blue Light Card discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Long service reward

Job summary

Valley House, part of Young Foundations, is recruiting for a residential role outside Coventry in Warwickshire. The role supports young people aged 11-18 with learning disabilities and mental health needs, delivering structured, compassionate care in a warm home environment.

We offer funded professional training, clear career progression, salary sacrifice, and wellbeing support. Candidates should be resilient, reliable, and capable of handling challenging situations with the child’s best

Qualifications

• Experience and understanding of supporting children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health needs.
• Needed ability to work with complex needs in a residential setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide young people at critical life stages and shape futures.
• Be part of a supportive team in house and in the community.
• Provide structure and positive role modelling for young people with complex needs.

Skills

Resilience

Compassion

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Job description

Valley House, part of Young Foundations, is recruiting for a residential role outside Coventry in Warwickshire. The role supports young people aged 11-18 with learning disabilities and mental health needs, delivering structured, compassionate care in a warm home environment.

We offer funded professional training, clear career progression, salary sacrifice, and wellbeing support. Candidates should be resilient, reliable, and capable of handling challenging situations with the child’s best