Youth School Support Worker
Job description
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Location: Newport, South Wales
Pay Rate: £14.25 per hour
Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Contract: Full academic year – September 2026 start
Make a Real Difference in Young People’s Lives
Are you passionate about helping young people grow in confidence, overcome challenges, and work towards their future goals?
About the Role
We’re looking for a School Youth Support Worker to join a welcoming secondary school, supporting students aged 11–18. You’ll play a vital role in helping students feel safe, understood, and ready to engage in learning — working closely with teaching and pastoral teams to create a positive and inclusive school environment.
You’ll be working alongside the school’s Specialist Resource Base (SRB), supporting students with additional learning needs through a mix of mainstream access and specialist provision. Support is personalised and rooted in person-centred practice, focusing on identifying barriers and helping students thrive both academically and emotionally.
The SRB supports learners with a wide range of needs, including:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Severe learning difficulties
- Speech, language and communication needs
- Physical or medical needs
You’ll be part of a highly collaborative team. This is a genuinely nurturing and supportive school community — a fantastic place to make a lasting impact.
Is This You?
We’re keen to hear from applicants who:
- Have experience in youth work, care, mentoring, coaching, or similar roles
- Are confident supporting pupils with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) or behaviour needs
- Can remain calm, patient, and approachable in challenging situations
- Understand the emotional and social needs of young people
- Genuinely care about helping students succeed — academically and personally
Requirements
Teaching Personnel can support you in obtaining:
- Registration with the Education Workforce Council (EWC)
- An Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service
- Two professional references covering 24 months
- You must be 18 years or older
What Teaching Personnel Offers You
When you join Teaching Personnel, you’re supported every step of the way:
- Competitive daily pay
- Weekly PAYE payments
- A dedicated recruitment consultant with local school knowledge
- Free CPD-accredited training, including behaviour management and safeguarding
- Opportunities for long-term and permanent roles in education
Ready to Inspire and Support the Next Generation?
If you want a hands-on role where no two days are the same — and where your support truly matters — this could be the perfect opportunity.
Send us your CV today and take the next step towards a rewarding career supporting young people to thrive, inside and outside the classroom.
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.
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Key skills
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5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Highlight your experience with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) or Autism Spectrum Disorder support at the top of your CV as this is specifically mentioned for the Specialist Resource Base role
📊 Quantify your youth work impact: 'Supported 15 students with ASD, improving classroom engagement by 40%'
🌐 Emphasise person-centred practice experience as this is the school's core approach to supporting learners
🎯 Include any behaviour management training or certifications as this is essential for supporting challenging situations
🤝 Showcase collaborative working experience as you'll be working closely with teaching and pastoral teams
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- •Supported 12 students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in mainstream classroom settings, achieving 85% improvement in lesson engagement over one academic term
- •Implemented person-centred practice approaches for 8 students with severe learning difficulties, reducing behavioural incidents by 60% within 6 months
- •Collaborated with 15 teaching staff and pastoral teams to develop individualised support plans, resulting in 90% of students meeting their learning targets
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Teaching Personnel's Youth School Support Worker role in Newport perfectly aligns with my passion for supporting young people with Additional Learning Needs. My experience in youth work and behaviour management, combined with my understanding of person-centred practice, makes me well-suited to support students in the Specialist Resource Base.
My background in working with students aged 11-18, particularly those with Autism Spectrum Disorder and severe learning difficulties, has equipped me with the patience and adaptability needed to help young people overcome barriers to learning. I understand the importance of collaborative working with teaching and pastoral teams to create inclusive educational environments.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you support a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder who is struggling to transition between mainstream and specialist provision?
- ›What person-centred approaches would you use to identify barriers to learning for students with additional needs?
- ›How do you adapt your communication style when working with students who have speech, language and communication needs?
- ›Describe your experience working within a Specialist Resource Base or similar educational setting
- ›What strategies would you use to help students with severe learning difficulties engage in mainstream classroom activities?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to remain calm and patient in a challenging situation with a young person
- ›Describe a situation where you helped a student overcome a significant barrier to their learning
- ›Give an example of how you've worked collaboratively with teachers and other professionals to support a student
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to adapt your approach to meet the individual needs of a young person
- ›Describe a situation where you made a real difference to a young person's confidence or wellbeing
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when you had to remain calm and patient in a challenging situation with a young person
Describe a situation where you helped a student overcome a significant barrier to their learning