Youth Worker

**Youth Worker - Dover - Full Time**

**Would you like to unlock a rewarding career, where you can make a positive difference to children’s lives?**

We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic Youth Workers who have the drive to support and empower pupils with SEN and SEMH needs to enhance their overall development.

As a Youth Worker you will be responsible for supporting pupils with complex SEMH and SEN needs, covering a variety of needs from Communication and interaction difficulties, cognitive and learning problems along with social, emotional, mental emotional health including those with sensory and/or physical needs. Ensuring they receive the best experience of education and reach their full potential.

You will be working with a team of dedicated professionals to provide tailored and specific support for young people who have additional requirements in either Academic or Communicative development.

**Job information**:

- Full time Monday - Friday
- Paid up to £100 per day
- Supporting SEN Teachers and other professional staff to deliver high quality and creative educational and personal development sessions
- 1-1 small group and individual sessions
- Creating interactive and academically enriched learning experience
- Excellent career starter for aspiring Child Psychologists, Educational Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Counsellors, and Social Workers
- Able to provide academic support to pupils as well as pastoral care
- A vibrant and unique place of work where staff and students share the same vision.
- Training on the job.
- Salary increases with progression.
- Your own dedicated mentor and consultant to help and support when needed.

**Person Specification**:

- Preferred 1 year experience in either psychiatric unit, Health & Social Care, residential or youth offending settings but those who have the passion and drive will be considered.
- this role can be extremely challenging but also very rewarding.
- The ability to take note of, and acting on, all issues relating to the well being and safeguarding of children
- Prescient behaviour management skills
- Profound ambition to contribute towards positive change in a child’s development
- Willing to undertake training days

**How to apply**

If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful in this role.

However, we will keep your CV and continue to help you in your search for a job in education. Engage Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.