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Aspiring Youth Worker - Youth Mentor

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Posted 20 hours ago, valid for 15 days
Location

Woking, Surrey GU21 4NR, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Aspiring Youth Worker role focuses on restorative practices in a challenging school setting for boys with trauma and mental health needs.
  • Candidates should ideally be Psychology or Criminology graduates with a genuine motivation to work with vulnerable young people.
  • This position offers a salary of £85+ per day and requires a commitment from Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 4.00 pm.
  • The role is aimed at those looking to gain experience in education and training, with potential career progression to probation officer or youth counsellor.
  • MAPA and ABA training will be provided, emphasizing the importance of empathy and holistic approaches in education.

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

A focus on January 25 starts depending on your availability. This is a challenging school setting for boys that have a range of trauma and mental health based needs. For the right person, who has a genuine motivation to work with vulnerable young people and those at risk of offedning, this role is ideal. The career prpgression routes are to roles such as probation officer, youth offending teams and youth counsellors.

The Provision & LSA role

**Specialist schools for students with social emotional needs and Autism aged 9-16 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 6-8 ranging on ability, interest and age

**MAPA and ABA Training provided

**£85+ per day PAYE, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.00pm

This is a Learning Support Assistant 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 LSA role in Woking. 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. 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.

Having personally worked in a similar setting following university, I can vouch that your experience will be rich and incredibly rewarding, but also very challenging. It's fair to say that this role will not be for everyone. I would love to spend time speaking with you about my experience and how I feel this role is ideal for you at this stage in your career.

If interested, please call Ben Mason on to discuss and find out what the next steps are.

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

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