Youth Worker/Engagement Practitioner – SEMH and ASD
Closing date: 10/12/2025 11:59 pm
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Contract type
Permanent
Work pattern
35 hrs 40 mins a week; Mon, Tues, Thurs: 8.30am–4.20pm; Weds: 8.30am–5pm; Fri: 8.30–2.30pm. Term-time only (plus 5 days equivalent inset training)
Salary
£24,028-£25,998 FTE (£13.47-£14.28 p/h). Actual salary: £21,001-£22,723
Start date
TBC
Location
Raise Education & Wellbeing School
Quest Centre, Brownlow Way, Bolton, BL1 3UB
Join Our Team as a Youth Worker / Engagement Practitioner!
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people? Do you thrive in dynamic, hands-on roles where every day brings new challenges and rewards? If so, this is your chance to join Raise Education & Wellbeing School as a Youth Worker / Engagement Practitioner.
In this role, you’ll work across our multi-site and community settings, supporting students with complex SEMH and ASD needs. You’ll build positive relationships, deliver tailored mentoring, and provide calm, consistent support during moments that matter most. From classroom engagement to outdoor activities and outreach projects, you’ll be at the heart of helping young people grow, learn, and succeed.
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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 HR@Raise-school.co.uk
Please note: We do not accept CVs.
The benefits of working at Raise Education & Wellbeing School
Time to teach
- Small class sizes
- Full TA support
- Generous PPA time
- Support of our multi-disciplinary team
- Modern assessment and learning platforms
Time for Pastoral Support
- Part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Modern assessment platforms: B-SNAP, PASS & Outcome Star.
- 1-21 and small group targeted interventions
- Opportunities to specialise
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 & 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.