SEMH Inclusion Worker

Kenton School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3RU

28 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,989.00 - £30,407.00 Annually (Actual) Required until March 2027

SEMH Inclusion Worker job summary

The Trust’s main objectives are encompassed in its vision statement, which is: Students are at the centre of everything we do. Through collaboration, every aspect of our work is of high quality. Our academies deliver an ambitious and inclusive curriculum that enables all students to excel academically and socially. We know the key to our success is ensuring that we recruit the highest quality staff.

We are seeking a SEMH Inclusion Worker to join the team at our Kenton School site.

At Kenton we are passionate about providing the very best education possible for young people in our city, our region and nationally and our strong and committed team share our vision of ensuring all our students not only reach their potential but that they are confident, happy and resilient students who treat each other with compassion and respect.

Following the promotion of our team members into teaching roles, we are seeking applications to join our SEND team as a SEMH Inclusion Worker providing high quality support for SEND pupils in the school.

The role of SEMH Inclusion Worker is a challenging yet rewarding one. It is an ideal opportunity for those with a strong academic background in one or more national curriculum subjects.

We are seeking applications from candidates ideally with previous experience working with secondary school age pupils, but the flexibility, initiative, interpersonal skills and confidence to design and deliver high quality sessions to meet the needs of all our students, whatever their barriers.

If you have the skills, commitment and enthusiasm to succeed in this role, we want to hear from you.

In return we can offer you,

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and car leasing scheme (NHS Fleet Solutions)
• Access to free gym facilities on our Kenton School site.
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• The opportunity to work in a fantastically resourced school with easy commuting access to both the A1 and A19, in a supportive team committed to the development of all our staff.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Kenton School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1713 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kenton School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kenton-school

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