Pupil Support Worker – SEMH Setting (Secondary)

📍 Portsmouth, Hampshire
💷 £89 per day (equivalent to £21,800+ term time)
📅 Full Time | Long-Term / Fixed Term

Do you want to be the reason a young person finally feels safe enough to learn?

We’re working with a specialist SEMH setting in Portsmouth looking for a Pupil Support Worker to support students in Key Stages 3 & 4 who need something different from mainstream education.

This isn’t a standard classroom role.

These are students who need consistency, patience and someone firmly in their corner. Progress doesn’t always look like perfect work – sometimes it’s simply showing up, engaging, or trusting an adult for the first time.

What you’ll be doing:

• Building strong, trusting relationships with students
• Supporting pupils in lessons, 1:1 and in small groups
• Helping students regulate emotions and re-engage with learning
• Providing calm, consistent support during challenging moments
• Supporting positive behaviour using trauma-informed approaches
• Working closely with teachers and wider support staff

Who this role is perfect for:

• Someone who sees beyond behaviour
• Calm, resilient and emotionally intelligent individuals
• People with experience in:

• SEMH settings

• Behaviour support

• Youth work

• Care / support work
  • Someone who doesn’t give up on tough days

What makes this role different:

✔ Smaller class sizes and more personalised support
✔ A strong team culture – you’re never on your own
✔ A setting that values progress over perfection
✔ A genuinely rewarding role where you see real change

Requirements:

• Experience working with children or young people
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• DBS on the Update Service
• Up to date safeguarding training

💡 If you’re the kind of person who celebrates the small wins, stays calm under pressure and wants to make a real difference – this is the role for you.