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Youth Mental Health Worker

Academics
Posted 15 days ago, valid for 3 days
Location

Bristol, City of Bristol BS6 5EX

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Youth Worker position in Bristol involves supporting young people aged 8 to 16 with emotional, behavioral, and social difficulties.
  • The role is ideal for those aspiring to be Psychologists, Therapists, or work in the Criminal Justice system.
  • The salary ranges from £80 to £95 per day, and candidates should ideally have a degree in a related field or experience working with young people.
  • The Youth Worker will focus on building relationships and promoting positive life choices through de-escalation and restorative practices.
  • This position is in a compassionate, values-based school that prioritizes the social, emotional, and mental health development of its students.

Sector - Education and Training

Youth Worker - Bristol

Support Worker for young people with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties

KS2, KS3 and KS4

Fantastic route for an aspiring Psychologist, Therapist or for someone looking to work in the Criminal Justice system

An alternative provision for children aged 8 to 16 in Bristol are looking for a Youth Worker to support the social skills, emotional wellbeing and mental health of the students within their school. The school provide an alternative education for children who have social & emotional difficulties such as anxiety and school refusal due to developmental trauma and adverse childhood experiences, as well as specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyscalculia. The Youth Worker will be working to build relationships with these young people and support them to make positive life choices using de-escalation, positive reinforcement and restorative practice.

* ASAP Start* Youth Worker* Specialist School for Children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs* £80-£95 per day* Bristol* Restorative Practice* Shadow Psychologists and Therapists* Child Mental Health Support Assistant

The Bristol school provides an alternative education for children who have social & emotional difficulties such as anxiety and school refusal due to developmental trauma and adverse childhood experiences, as well as specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyscalculia. The Youth Worker will be supporting children who come to us often feeling confused, with low self-esteem and disengaged from schooling. Your role as a Youth Mental Health Worker is to give them an education that is tailored to their individual needs, enabling and empowering them to understand that 'great minds think differently', to gain confidence in themselves and progress their learning.

This is a progressive, compassionate, values-based school with a strong ethos and a highly skilled team who are passionate about what they do. Your priority as a Youth Mental Health Worker will be the children's social, emotional and mental health development.

The Youth Mental Health Worker ideally will have a degree in a related field or experience working with young people. Many of the children have experienced trauma and require someone with resilience and an open-mind to support their mental health challenges.

To apply for this Youth Mental Health Worker position please apply to this advert directly.

Youth Mental Health Worker - Bristol

Sector - Education and Training

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.