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Youth Worker | Support Worker | Secondary School
Job Posted: 4 hours ago
Salary: £ 102 - 103 / Day
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Blackpool, Lancashire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Are you an energetic and experienced Youth Worker or Support Worker ready to transition your skills into a rewarding secondary school environment? Join a supportive pastoral team in Blackpool to help guide and mentor teenagers facing challenges. We are actively hiring for an immediate start or January 2026 induction!
The Role: Teaching with Impact, Not QTS
This pivotal role focuses on relationship-based teaching for students who have faced significant educational and social barriers. While Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is NOT required, you must have substantial experience, expertise, and passion in a field relevant to working with disengaged or vulnerable young people.
What You Will Do:
Deliver Bespoke Learning: Plan and teach engaging, highly differentiated lessons to small groups or 1:1, focusing on core subjects (e.g., Functional Skills Maths/English) or a vocational/specialist area (e.g., Outdoor Education, Construction, Creative Arts).
Implement Therapeutic Strategies: Use a trauma-informed and restorative approach to manage complex and challenging behaviour, creating a safe, consistent, and nurturing learning environment.
Focus on SEMH/SEND: Work closely with the SENCO and support staff to ensure all teaching aligns with students' Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and Social, Emotional, and Mental Health needs.
Be a Mentor: Act as a key adult and positive role model, building professional, trusting relationships that enable students to regulate their emotions and re-engage with education.
Team Leadership: Direct and guide support staff (Teaching Assistants/TAs) within your classroom or intervention setting to maximise student outcomes.
🛠️ Essential Expertise (QTS Not Required)
We value life skills, professional resilience, and relevant experience over formal teaching qualifications for this specialist setting.
Relevant Experience is Mandatory: Proven, significant experience in a challenging environment such as Alternative Provision (AP), a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), Youth Work, Residential Care, Social Care, or SEN/SEMH settings.
Behaviour Management: Expert-level ability in positive behaviour intervention and de-escalation techniques (e.g., Team Teach, MAPA, or similar training/experience is highly desirable).
Subject Knowledge: A strong background or vocational qualification in the subject area you will teach (e.g., a degree, vocational qualification, or equivalent industry experience).
Resilience & Patience: The capacity to remain calm, patient, and consistent when dealing with highly distressed or challenging young people.
Secure Your Role in Barnoldswick - Apply Now!
If you are an experienced and dedicated Specialist Instructor ready to make a profound difference to young people with complex needs in Barnoldswick, apply for an immediate start or to secure your position for January 2026.
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