Job Description

Mental Health Support Worker Ardwick

Do you have experience working with children/young people with SEMH (Social Emotional Mental Health) difficulties?

Prospero Teaching are looking for committed individuals for a specialist SEMH School based in Ardwick.

The role is to start as soon as possible, and continue for the academic year.

You will be supporting young people with additional needs, as well as displaying some challenging behaviour. You will be required to give academic support to the students, and helping them show more pro social behaviours in the classroom.

CONTRACT/POSITION DETAILS

Location Ardwick

Position Behaviour Support Worker

Start Date ASAP

End Date July 2025

Duration / Likely Duration Academic Year

Full time/Part-time Full Time

Contract Type: Long term

Hours 08:30 3:30

The Minimum Rate of Pay GBP100 per day.

EXPERIENCE

Relevant experience in a school or similar setting.

Experience of working with children and young people with special educational needs and/or social, emotional and mental health difficulties.

Experience of effectively and positively managing a class and leading learning with groups of pupils, using appropriate strategies to enable them to settle to learn.

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

GCSE English/Maths at grade A to C or equivalent.

Specific training in interventions/SEN/SEMH.

Commitment to all CPD offered.

Team Teach training would be beneficial to this role, however this can be provided for free.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

Hold Right to Work in the UK

Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application

Provide two professional related references

OTHER

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

By registering with Prospero Teaching, you will be working with a team of dedicated professionals with a wealth of educational experience to help you find your next career move.

In addition, you will also benefit from

Access to accredited training courses for teachers and support staff, ensuring you are able to continue your professional development

Support with interview preparations so youre fully prepared and confident to interview for your next role

Support with lesson planning and classroom management to support you to create stimulating and varied lessons

A generous recommend a friend referral scheme

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching to fill this vacancy. Ideally, you will already have a full DBS on the update service but if not, we can process a new one.

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