Youth Worker Moving into SEN School

Bristol 

Full time 

Looking for a role where your people skills matter just as much as your experience?

This September, a fantastic SEN school is looking for a full-time Youth Worker to join their team and support pupils who need a calm, consistent adult in their corner.

If you've worked with young people through youth clubs, mentoring programmes, sports coaching, residential settings, or community projects, you'll already have many of the skills schools are crying out for.

Why this role?

No two days are the same. One moment you could be helping a pupil regulate their emotions, the next you're celebrating a breakthrough that's taken weeks to achieve.

You'll be supporting children and young people with additional needs, including autism, ADHD, social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH), and communication difficulties.

What you'll be doing

Building positive relationships with pupils

Supporting learning in and out of the classroom

Helping students develop confidence, independence, and emotional regulation

Working closely with teachers, therapists, and support staff

Creating a safe, supportive environment where every child can thrive

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Youth work experience
• Mentoring or coaching experience
• Experience supporting vulnerable young people
• A patient, resilient, and positive approach
• A genuine passion for helping children succeed

What Protocol Education offers

Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies

FREE access to our online CPD Academy

Dedicated consultant support throughout your journey

Opportunities across SEN schools, alternative provisions, and mainstream settings

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Thrive Training

Are you Thrive trained?

If not, don't worry. Protocol Education offers FREE Thrive training, giving you valuable tools to support children's emotional wellbeing and helping you stand out to SEN schools looking for staff with trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to take their youth work experience into education and make a lasting difference every day.

Ready for your next challenge? We'd love to chat.

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.

Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.

Share