Youth Worker – Secondary School (Levenshulme) Start Date: September 2025 | Full-Time | Daily Rate: £89 – £100 Are you passionate about supporting young people to overcome challenges and reach their full potential? A vibrant and inclusive secondary school in Levenshulme is seeking a dedicated and resilient Youth Worker to join their pastoral and support team from September. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is confident, empathetic, and experienced in working with teenagers who may be at risk of disengagement, exclusion, or social-emotional difficulties. Key Responsibilities: Build trusted relationships with students, offering guidance, support, and positive role modelling Provide 1:1 and small group mentoring for students with behavioural, emotional, or attendance issues Support school-wide wellbeing and behaviour strategies Liaise with pastoral teams, SENCOs, families, and external agencies to ensure joined-up support Promote positive choices, resilience, and engagement with learning The Ideal Candidate: Experience working with young people in schools, youth work, or community settings Calm, confident, and able to de-escalate challenging behaviour Passionate about inclusion and supporting vulnerable learners Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Understanding of safeguarding, SEMH needs, and trauma-informed practice is desirable What the School Offers: A committed pastoral and leadership team Opportunities for CPD and career progression into education, mentoring or family support roles A diverse, inclusive school environment with a strong community ethos Competitive daily rate: £89–£100 Apply now to help change lives and shape futures in a welcoming secondary school in Levenshulme. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.