Youth Support Worker

Veritas Education are currently recruiting for Youth Support Workers (YSW) in Leeds to support students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) 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 challenging 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 safeguardingRequirements:

Prior experience 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 UKWhat 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 availableIf you have the experience and skills required for this role, please contact

George Walton on (phone number removed) 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 interviewVeritas 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