Youth Support Worker

Youth Support Worker

Veritas Education is currently recruiting for Youth Support Workers (YSW) in Bradford to support students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs in a specialist school. You will be joining a team of experienced SEN teachers and Behaviour Support Workers.

As a Youth Support Worker your role will mainly be supporting primary and secondary age students experiencing social, emotional, and mental health needs, whilst managing their behaviour too. You will be based in a provision that supports students with SEN, SEMH and complex behaviours.

You will be using your own skills and knowledge to help build relationships with students and learners, deal with challenging and at-risk behaviour, and to help support them with their needs to the best of your ability.

Key Skills:

• Great Inter-Personal skills
• Organised
• Resilient
• Engaging and enthusiastic
• Able to build lasting and nurturing relationships with learners and young adults
• Good knowledge of safeguarding

Requirements:

• Prior expereince supporting children with SEN and SEMH
• Be confident with behaviour de-escalation and behaviour management
• Be Team Teach trained or be willing to attend the training course offered by Veritas
• Candidates must hold or be willing to apply for an enhanced DBS upon registration
• Have proof of eligibility to work in the UK

What we offer:

• Competitive rates of pay
• CPD courses including safeguarding and Team Teach to enhance your professional portfolio
• A specialist consultant
• A wide range of schools to gain experience
• Temporary to permanent, full time and part time positions are available

If you have the experience and skills required for this role, please contact Courtney Shepherd on or send your CV and any training/certificates to

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VERITAS EDUCATION

• All applications are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy
• Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained
• You must have legal right to work in the UK
• You must be willing to attend a registration interview

Veritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.

Disclaimer

'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community.'