SEN Support Worker

This secondary setting provides a structured, nurturing environment for young people who need additional support to succeed in school. The focus is on inclusion, emotional wellbeing, and helping students rebuild confidence in learning.

Students are taught in small groups or on a one-to-one basis. Many have SEN or SEMH needs and benefit from consistent adult support, clear boundaries, and strong relationships. The school places real value on understanding behaviour, not just managing it, and staff work together to create a calm, purposeful atmosphere.

The role

As a Support Worker, you’ll work closely with students throughout the school day, either one to one or in small groups. Your role will centre on helping them access learning, regulate emotions, and engage positively with school life.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Providing emotional and behavioural support in and out of the classroom

• Supporting students with SEN or SEMH needs

• Helping young people build routines, resilience, and confidence

• Working closely with teaching and pastoral staff to provide consistent support

Who this role suits

This role is well suited to someone with a background in care, mental health support, youth work, or similar settings. Experience supporting individuals with additional needs or challenging behaviour will be particularly relevant.

An education background is not essential. A calm approach, strong communication skills, and a good understanding of SEN and SEMH needs are key.

What the school offers

• A full-time, long-term position with consistent hours

• Working hours of 8.30am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday

• Pay starting at around £90 per day, rising with experience

• A supportive staff team with a strong focus on wellbeing

• An opportunity to build long-term experience in an educational setting

This is a role for someone who values consistency, structure, and meaningful support work with young people.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the 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 FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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