Location: Various schools in St Albans, Hemel Hempstead & Watford
Job type: Part time (term-time only, during school hours)
There is the potential for more work during the day in term time and also for work during school holidays, as you gain experience with us.
Reports to: Director, Charlotte Clark
Compensation: You will be paid an hourly rate between £20-25 depending on your experience.
About the role
As a Happy Coach, your job will be to run our Happy Schools and Happy After School programmes at various schools across Hertfordshire. Sessions involve games, movement, positive affirmation exercises, teaching calming techniques such as breathing and peer massage, and ending the session with a guided meditation. Groups range from 4 to 15 children, all with varying emotional, physical and mental needs and the age range tends to be ages 5-11.
You will be responsible for ensuring that all children are able to access sessions and managing all behaviour. You will be teaching children using positive reinforcement strategies and it is important that your teaching style is playful, engaging and fun whilst being able to maintain boundaries when necessary, and keep all children safe.
You will be responsible for ensuring the children's safety whilst they are with you. There may be occasions when it is necessary to speak to a teacher about a child's progress and it is important you have a friendly, approachable and confident manner.
This is an incredibly fulfilling and exciting role where you are able to empower children with the ability to take care of their emotional selves and self-regulate calmly. You will be responsible for teaching children skills that will last a lifetime, and that will especially support them through their teenage years. We are excited to be recruiting yet again and growing our amazing and supportive team, which you will become part of. As you gain experience with us, there will be further opportunities for working in schools during the school day, and even over the holidays in our holiday camps.
You can find out more about the program and classes you will be running by heading to our website:
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What you need
* Experience of teaching and/or working with young children and/or special needs and managing their behaviour and boundaries (essential)
* A playful, fun and engaging style of teaching that is able to capture childrens' imagination and keep them engaged in the session (essential)
* A passion for working with mental health in schools, and enthusiasm to learn (essential)
* Excellent communication and listening skills (essential)
Benefits of the role
* Incredibly rewarding and enjoyable
* Competitive rates of pay
* Uniform and training provided
* Perfect for those wanting to develop a career working with young children and mental health
* Work hours can potentially be organised to fit your schedule
* Potential for more work as you gain experience
Recruitment & Safeguarding
* 2 references (one professional and one personal) will need to be provided and they will be checked
* Proof that you have the right to work in the UK will need to be provided
* Successful applicants will be subject to passing an enhanced DBS check
Application Process
Interested applicants should submit a copy of their current CV and a covering letter that explains why they are ideal for the job. You must also provide the contact details for two referees. Please note that any applications submitted without the above will be rejected due to the number of applications we receive.
You will be asked to attend classes as a final stage of the interview process. You will watch how classes are run and you will be asked to run part of the session as you are observed.
Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract
Pay: £20.00-£25.00 per hour
Benefits:
* On-site parking
Experience:
* teaching children: 3 years (required)
* supporting children's mental health: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Enhanced DBS (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: happyhuman10
Expected start date: 10/01/2026