The role:

• Emotional and Social Support: Assist students in overcoming emotional and social challenges.
• Provide a safe space for children to express their feelings and concerns, helping them develop coping strategies and improve their self-esteem.
• Work closely with parents and caregivers, offering guidance on parenting skills and addressing family issues that may affect a child's education. This includes helping families navigate external services and resources.
• Potential to conduct one-on-one and group sessions with students to address specific needs, such as behavioral issues or academic challenges.
• Potential to facilitate workshops for parents to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Collaborate with school staff to implement support plans tailored to individual students to ensure that the needs of students are met effectively within the school environment.
• Help families with practical matters, such as completing paperwork for housing or benefits, and may provide resources for food and other essentials, especially in cases of financial hardship.

About Waythrough 

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England. 

Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers. 

Make a real difference in your community 

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change. 

What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy:

• Discounts from various schemes

• Training and personal development

• A chance to make a real difference in people’s lives

• Free induction and role-specific training

• Support from experienced staff and regular supervision

• Opportunities to meet new people and develop your confidence

• Reimbursement for travel and agreed expenses

• Valuable experience that can support your personal or career development

Inclusion and accessibility 

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support. 

We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme  - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: [email protected] 

How to apply 

If you’re viewing this advert on an external platform such as Indeed, please click ‘Apply via company website’ to view the full job description and submit your application. 

Please note that while this role has a stated closing date, we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a high number of applications.

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