Youth Worker

Vision for Education Ltd; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision for Education is seeking dedicated Youth Workers to support pupils aged 7-14 in a Secondary PRU in Nottingham. You will work 2:1 or small groups, implement behaviour support plans and IEPs, and help create a calm, productive learning environment while supporting students with SEMH and behavioural challenges.

Applicants should have experience in PRUs or SEMH settings, youth work or safeguarding roles, be calm and resilient, and able to obtain references and a DBS check.

Qualifications

• Background in PRUs, SEMH settings or alternative provisions.
• Experience in youth work, mentoring or behaviour support.
• Experience or understanding of safeguarding roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised assistance to secondary students aged 7-14 with behavioural difficulties.
• Work 2:1 or with small groups to manage behaviour.
• Implement behaviour support plans or IEPs.
• De-escalate challenging situations using positive behaviour strategies.
• Help create a safe, structured and supportive environment.
• Support students' learning alongside their behaviour needs.
• Help maintain a calm and productive classroom atmosphere.

Skills

Calm under pressure

Empathetic

Strong communication

Team player

Job description

Are you passionate about making a difference to young people who need additional support to thrive?

Vision for Education are seeking dedicated, resilient and compassionate Youth Workers to work in a Pupil Referral Unit to work with students aged 7-14. This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils who may have experienced exclusion, trauma or social, emotional and mental health issues (SEMH) helping them re-engage with learning and build brighter futures.

Hours: 8.30am-3.30pm Monday-Friday

About the role:

• As a Youth Worker, you will play a crucial role in providing personalised assistance to secondary students aged 7-14 with behavioural difficulties.
• Working 2:1 or with small groups to manage behaviour.
• Implement behaviour support plans or Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
• De-escalate challenging situations using positive behaviour strategies.
• Help create a safe, structured, and supportive environment.
• Support students' learning alongside their behaviour needs.
• Help maintain a calm and productive classroom atmosphere.

About the school:

• A Secondary Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) offering a supportive and flexible educational environment for students who face challenges that make mainstream schooling difficult. Working in close partnership with schools, families, and students, the school provides a range of personalised options designed to promote rapid progress, re-engagement, and sustainable, long-term change.
• The provision supports students with a variety of complex needs, including behavioural challenges, mental health difficulties, and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their goal is to provide a nurturing, individualised learning experience that helps each young person overcome their barriers and re-engage positively with their education.
• With smaller class sizes, a highly skilled staff team, and tailored interventions, they offer a safe and structured setting where students can rebuild confidence, develop essential academic and social skills, and, where appropriate, prepare for reintegration into mainstream education or a successful transition to the next stage of learning or training.
• The school's ethos is rooted in understanding each young person's unique circumstances, fostering self-belief, and supporting meaningful, lasting change through personalised care and relationship-led practice.

About you:

We welcome applications from people with a background in:- PRUs, SEMH settings or alternative provisions, Youth work, mentoring or behaviour support, Psychology, criminology, social care or safeguarding-based roles

You will be:-

• Calm, resilient and confident in challenging situations
• Empathetic, patient and able to build strong relationships
• Adaptable and solution-focused
• A team player with excellent communication skills
• Passionate about giving young people a second chance
• Willing to undertake training (including safeguarding and de-escalation)
• Able to obtain suitable references and a valid DBS check.

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position area suitable qualification for working with children and experience working with special education needs

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

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