SEN Youth Worker - School Based

Teaching Personnel are seeking passionate Youth Workers to support challenging behaviour in schools in and around Harrogate and North Yorkshire.

Responsibilities:

• Be a positive role model
• Engage students into lessons
• Develop strategies for children to cope
• Build positive relationships
• Encourage a positive learning environment
• Support the teacher with behaviour management

As these can be challenging environments, to be successful you would ideally have experience in this sector, Team Teach awareness and have worked with challenging individuals however this doesn’t necessarily have to be in a school setting and can be from care, residential, youth work, prison service etc!

Required Skills & Experience:

• Have eligibility to work in the UK or be a UK resident
• Have spent three months or more in the country
• Have an overseas criminal clearance or be willing to apply for one if applicable
• Have a child enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to apply for one
• Previous experience working with SEND children

If you think you would be a good fit for the role, please send your CV to the West Yorkshire SEN Team.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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