Youth Worker - Academics : Job Details

Youth Worker - Restorative Practice - Mental Health - Education and Training - Ideal role for a Psychology/Criminology graduate with sincere aspirations within Criminal Justice and Probation - Kingston Upon Thames

This is a challenging school setting for children aged 16+ that have a range of mental health based needs. For the right person, who has a genuine motivation to work with vulnerable young people, this role is ideal. The career prpgression routes are to roles such as probation officer, youth offending teams and youth counsellors.

The Provision:

• Specialist schools for students with social emotional needs and Autism aged 16+ years old
• Focus on recovering from trauma through restorative practices and a holistic approach to learning
• SEMH, ADHD, Asperger's, OCD, Dyslexia and a focus on Social, Emotional and Mental Health challenges
• Focus on learning and delivering key and personal/functional skills
• Practical, creative and vocational subjects, what sparks joy for the students and will help them positively contribute to society
• Classes of 6-10 ranging on ability, interest and age

This is a Youth Worker role that will put you into challenging situations that will build your foundations of experience. This is a specialist school where empathy and pragmatism are key. You will learn to focus on the holistic and therapeutic side of education.

Restorative Practice and positive reinforcement will be key skills in this Youth Worker role in Kingston Upon Thames. The role specialises in working with students who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and Wellness concerns. You will play a vital role in helping to raise attainment with are between the students, who all have Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) SEMH needs and associated learning difficulties.

Behaviour is only one aspect of this role, it is imperative that you have the academic skill to be able to raise academic attainment across a number of areas as a Youth Worker. The school offers a mix of vocational subjects such as computing, hairdressing, PE and the performative arts as well as a core base of maths and English.

Your experience as a Youth Worker will be rich and incredibly rewarding, but also very challenging. It's fair to say that this role will not be for everyone.