Mental Health Worker - SEN School

Overview

Are you passionate about supporting young people with their mental health and emotional wellbeing? A specialist SEN school in Newham is currently recruiting a full‑time Mental Health Worker to support children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs within a nurturing and structured school environment. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who can build positive relationships, support behaviour in a calm and consistent way, and help students feel safe, understood, and ready to learn.

• Supporting students with SEMH needs both emotionally and academically
• Helping young people regulate emotions and engage positively within the classroom
• Managing challenging behaviour using positive behaviour support strategies
• Building trusting relationships with students who may have experienced trauma or barriers to learning
• Working closely with teachers, support staff, parents, and external professionals
• Creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students

• Experience working with children or young people with SEMH, SEN, or mental health needs
• A calm, patient, and resilient approach
• Strong communication and behaviour management skills
• A genuine passion for supporting young people to thrive
• Previous school‑based experience is desirable but not essential

This role would suit candidates from backgrounds such as youth work, support work, care, psychology, mental health support, sports coaching, or SEN support.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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 later.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, which may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer free online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

Apply today and make a lasting impact.