SEND Intervention Support Worker – SEMH and ASD
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Contract type
Permanent
Work pattern
35 hrs a week. Mon-Thurs: 8.30am–3.45pm; Fri: 8.30am-2.30pm. Term-time only [plus 5 days equivalent inset training]
Salary
£24,777–£26,293 FTE [actual salary £20,553–£21,811]
Start date
September
Location
Raise Education & Wellbeing School (multi-site & community)
Due to the nature of the role and the specific needs of the students requiring continuous one-to-one supervision throughout the school day, this role is subject to a modification of the standard rest break provisions under the Working Time Regulations 1998. Under Regulation 21 of the WTR, which allows for exemptions where the job involves the need for continuity of service
Job Purpose
To provide 1:1 or small group supervision and emotional support to students with SEMH, ASD, or trauma needs. This role focuses on safety, regulation, relationships, and engagement in both classroom and non-classroom environments.
Job description
- Provide calm, consistent 1:1 support to assigned students throughout the day.
- Supervise students in classrooms, sensory or withdrawal spaces, and during unstructured times (breaks, transitions, off-site).
- Use de-escalation, co-regulation and trauma-informed responses to help students self-regulate.
- Support student safety and engagement during moments of distress or crisis.
- Assist with transitions between activities, locations or reintegration into lessons.
- Liaise with teaching and pastoral staff to ensure consistency in pupil support.
- Complete observation logs, incident reports or behaviour tracking as required.
- Attend relevant safeguarding, behaviour or mental health training.
- Safeguarding & Conduct
All staff have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils. This role requires strong
boundaries, professional conduct, and a calm, emotionally regulated presence in all situations.
Safeguarding
Raise Education & Wellbeing School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All post-holders are subject to an enhanced DBS check and must comply with the school’s safer recruitment and safeguarding policies.
Person Specification & Job Description
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Candidate Information Pack
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How to apply
- Firstly, please download the Person Specification/Job Description and Candidate Information Pack using the buttons above.
- Ensure you read the documents and ensure that you meet the criteria of the Person Specification.
- Please download and read the Privacy Policy for Applicants.
- Download the Application Form, fill in and email the completed form to recruitment@raisetheyouth.co.uk
Please note: We do not accept CVs.
The benefits of working with Raise
Time to teach
- Small class sizes
- Full TA support
- Generous PPA time
- Support of our multi-disciplinary team
- Modern assessment and learning platforms
Opportunities
- Work with supportive colleagues across curriculum areas
- Receive regular CPD and updates
- Develop new skills and competencies
- Access training and professional development
- Be part of our ‘grow our own’ talent pool
Wellbeing
- Excellent work life balance
- Paid Wellbeing days
- Mindfulness courses
- Employment Assistance Programme (including Counselling and legal and financial advice)
Values
- Trauma and Mental Health Informed approaches
- Attachment Aware
- Compassionate and supportive
- Restorative
Rewarding
- Making a real difference to pupils’ lives
- Autonomy within your role
- Freedom to be innovative within your subject and beyond
- Supportive SLT, proprietor & governors
- Team ethos
- Competitive salary
Our School
Raise Education and Wellbeing school is a trauma-informed independent SEMH special school that caters for 11 to 19 year olds (up to 25 if their needs require) with education and healthcare plans.
In addition we provide a Day 6 service to councils for children that have been permanently excluded, providing them with specialist assessment in order to determine their overall needs.
We are a new school, having registered in 2016 and received an Ofsted judgement of Good with Outstanding features, in 2017 & 2022.
It’s in our name to Raise the Youth, and we place child’s welfare and wellbeing paramount, treating all our students with a person-centred approach, with dignity, compassion and respect. We are a compassionate learning and developmental organisation with a strong team who support one another, and a school which has outstanding features and fully committed towards being outstanding in all areas. We provide a quality education with the freedom to teach, whilst meeting needs and supporting aspirations to encourage learning for life.
What Ofsted said about our school:
“Pupils enjoy attending this school. They like the wide range of experiences in which they can participate and the way staff help them to succeed. The school’s curriculum is ambitious for all pupils and reflects the school’s ethos. It has been designed to help pupils to overcome their considerable barriers to learning”.
Raise the Youth Foundation CIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, marital status, disability, or age. All applicants are considered based on their merits and abilities for the job. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks. We operate a strict safeguarding policy which is consistently and rigorously applied.