Youth Worker - SEMH school

Axcis Education Recruitment; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in education is seeking a youth worker to support secondary pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs at an alternative provision in West Lancashire. This full-time position runs from January until the end of the academic year, working during school hours with a focus on delivering engaging classroom activities and additional support for challenging behaviours. Candidates should have relevant experience with SEMH needs and be willing to attend a face-to-face interview.

Benefits

£50 shopping vouchers for referrals

Qualifications

• Previous experience with SEMH needs is essential.
• Experience working with children or young adults is required.
• Driver with access to a private vehicle is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Support secondary pupils who cannot remain in mainstream education.
• Deliver classroom-based work and facilitate extra-curricular activities.
• Work with pupils who have SEMH and other SEND needs.
• Implement behaviour management strategies.

Skills

Experience working with SEMH needs

Experience working with children or young adults

Challenging behaviour management

De-escalation techniques

Education

Suitably qualified for the position

Job description

Overview

Axcis Education is currently looking for a youth worker who wants to transition into school settings, to work at an alternative provision based in West Lancashire. The role involves working 8:30am – 3:30pm Monday to Friday, either 1‑1 or in small groups, as a full‑time position starting in the new year and continuing until the end of the academic year.

Responsibilities

• Support secondary pupils who cannot remain in mainstream education.
• Deliver classroom‑based work in the morning and facilitate extra‑curricular activities in the afternoon.
• Work with pupils who have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, and other SEND needs such as autism, ADHD and learning difficulties.
• Implement behaviour management strategies and support the school’s focus on challenging behaviour when it occurs.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Previous experience working with SEMH needs is essential.
• Experience working with children or young adults is required.
• Preferable experience with challenging behaviour or de‑escalation techniques.
• Driver with access to a private vehicle is ideal.
• Must be suitably qualified for the position and prepared to attend a face‑to‑face interview.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay starts from £13.69 per hour.

Referral Bonus

We offer £50 in shopping vouchers if you refer a friend to us and we place them in the job.

Equal Opportunity & Legal

Axcis is an equal opportunities employer and as such we do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race or any other equal opportunities criteria. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to provide an up‑to‑date DBS (or allow Axcis to process one on your behalf) in addition to other mandatory compliance checks in line with the DfE guidelines. If the position you are applying for involves working with children or vulnerable adults, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

Contact

John Boddington Telephone: [phone] | Ext: 3005