Residential Care to Secondary School Support Worker

Location: Preston, Lancashire

Start Date: September 2026

Contract Type: Full Academic Year (Sept 2026 - July 2027), Term-Time Only

Salary: Paid to NJC Scale from Day 1

About the Role

Are you currently working in a children's residential home and looking for a better work-life balance? If you want to drop the waking nights, weekend shifts, and irregular hours while keeping your passion for supporting vulnerable youth, transitioning into a school environment is the perfect step forward.

We are actively recruiting for secondary schools across Preston who are seeking SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) Teaching Assistants and Behaviour Mentors for the upcoming academic year starting September 2026.

In this role, you will work 1:1 or with small groups of secondary-aged pupils (Years 7-11) who have faced complex trauma or exhibit challenging behaviour. Your primary goal will be to provide pastoral stability, manage emotional dysregulat...