Job Title: Mental Health Support in Schools Location: Mainstream High School - St Helens Rate of pay: between £12 - 14 per hour Details: Axcis are looking for a youth worker for a role within a St Helens based mainstream high school. Axcis are looking for a candidate who ideally has a background in youth work and is seeking a new challenge, within an educational setting. The school itself, caters for KS3 / 4 students, some of whom have additional needs and challenging behaviours including; autism, ADHD, ODD, learning difficulties and SEMH needs. This would be a full time, temp to permanent position for the right candidate. The school has a high proportion of students who require 1:1 support and the school are looking for a candidate with experience supporting students who have additional needs or challenging behaviours. The school are looking to appoint a hard working support assistant who ideally has a youth work background and / or experience working with young people who are harder to reach or who are disengaged from education. The role, will start as soon as possible on a long term basis on a temp to perm basis. The school hours are 8.30am – 3.30pm Monday – Friday with a 30 minute lunch break. The role will require the candidate to have strong behaviour management skills as well as being caring, compassionate and resilient. The candidate must have some experience, ideally youth work or education based, and have an understanding or experience working with children on the autism spectrum, or those with SEMH difficulties and challenging behaviours. INDLIV <br/><br />If you are interested, then please contact Hannah Smith on 0151 459 9299 | Ext: 3026 and click on the apply button.<br /><br />If you are not interested in this role but know someone else who might be, <strong>don&#39;t forget that we offer &pound;150 in shopping vouchers if you refer a friend to us and we place them in the job.</strong> For more details, contact your local Axcis office.<br /><br /><em>This is a temporary position, unless stated otherwise.</em><br /><br /><em>Axcis is an equal opportunities employer and as such we do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race or any other equal opportunities criteria.<br /><br />The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.<br /><br />As such, you will be required to provide an up to date DBS, or be prepared to allow Axcis to process one on your behalf, in addition to other mandatory compliance checks in line with the DfE guidelines (for details please see our website).<br /><br />Axcis Education is an employment agency offering temporary supply work for daily, short-term and long-term assignments in addition to permanent positions.<br /><br />You must be suitably qualified for the position advertised and be prepared to attend a face to face interview with Axcis to demonstrate your suitability for this role.<br /><br />Salary / Pay Rate will be dependent on your skills and experience.</em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;"><a href="/job-page-disclaimer">View the disclaimer</a></span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;"><strong>Contact: </strong></span><strong> Hannah Smith&nbsp;</strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;">Telephone: </span> 0151 459 9299 | Ext: 3026</strong></strong>