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 approachA 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.
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