Description
Youth Mental Health Support in School
Full-time (08:30–15:30, Monday–Friday)
£13.70 per hour
Starting in September; becomes permanent after a 16-week settling-in period
We’re working in partnership with a secondary school in Keynsham to recruit a Youth Mental Health Support Worker focused on 1:1 support of Key Stage 3 & 4 students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. These young people often face challenging emotional and behavioural barriers and require nurturing, consistent support.
What you’ll be doing:
Providing compassionate, one-to-one support to students with SEMH needs during lessons and around school
Helping young people regulate emotions, stay engaged and access learning with calm encouragement
Building trust and one-to-one relationships to enable students to feel safe and understood
Joining a supportive inclusion team to tailor responses and respond to students’ emotional needs
What really matters:
We’re not looking for a formal teaching assistant background. Instead, we want someone with empathy, resilience, patience and emotional maturity who can work effectively with students facing real challenges. If you’re someone who stays calm under pressure, loves connecting with young people and genuinely wants to make a difference—you could be perfect. Experience with youth, support, coaching or mentoring helps—but it’s personality, motivation and attitude that matter most.
Why this role matters:
The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection (April 2023) ranked all evaluated areas—quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership—as Good, and noted that pupils with SEND are identified early and supported well
SEMH support is a key strength: students report feeling cared for, and the school promotes a calm, orderly culture with high expectations
No evenings or weekends—just term-time daytime hours
Rewarding work with students facing anxiety, emotional difficulty or behavioural challenge
Perfect for those passionate about mental health, youth support or education
A role where your emotional insight, reliability and motivational energy truly matter
If you’re the kind of person who brings calm, compassion and stability—if you want to work with young people at a critical time in their development while learning and growing yourself—apply today.
INDBRI
Full-time (08:30–15:30, Monday–Friday)
£13.70 per hour
Starting in September; becomes permanent after a 16-week settling-in period
We’re working in partnership with a secondary school in Keynsham to recruit a Youth Mental Health Support Worker focused on 1:1 support of Key Stage 3 & 4 students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. These young people often face challenging emotional and behavioural barriers and require nurturing, consistent support.
What you’ll be doing:
Providing compassionate, one-to-one support to students with SEMH needs during lessons and around school
Helping young people regulate emotions, stay engaged and access learning with calm encouragement
Building trust and one-to-one relationships to enable students to feel safe and understood
Joining a supportive inclusion team to tailor responses and respond to students’ emotional needs
What really matters:
We’re not looking for a formal teaching assistant background. Instead, we want someone with empathy, resilience, patience and emotional maturity who can work effectively with students facing real challenges. If you’re someone who stays calm under pressure, loves connecting with young people and genuinely wants to make a difference—you could be perfect. Experience with youth, support, coaching or mentoring helps—but it’s personality, motivation and attitude that matter most.
Why this role matters:
The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection (April 2023) ranked all evaluated areas—quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership—as Good, and noted that pupils with SEND are identified early and supported well
SEMH support is a key strength: students report feeling cared for, and the school promotes a calm, orderly culture with high expectations
No evenings or weekends—just term-time daytime hours
Rewarding work with students facing anxiety, emotional difficulty or behavioural challenge
Perfect for those passionate about mental health, youth support or education
A role where your emotional insight, reliability and motivational energy truly matter
If you’re the kind of person who brings calm, compassion and stability—if you want to work with young people at a critical time in their development while learning and growing yourself—apply today.
INDBRI