Youth Coach

Overview

As a Youth Coach at Medway Green School, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting students' behaviour, wellbeing, and engagement. Working closely with teaching staff, the wellbeing team, and pastoral leads, you will help young people regulate, re-engage with learning, and develop positive behaviours. Your work will include both in-school and off-site support, delivering tailored interventions and helping students access bespoke timetables, off-site learning, and personal development opportunities.

Lone working may be required as part of this role.

• Support and monitor student behaviour, including managed returns to class
• Deliver 1:1 and small-group wellbeing sessions, supporting emotional regulation and self-management
• Implement agreed behaviour and wellbeing strategies across the school
• Act as a point of contact between school, families, and external professionals
• Support pupils following bespoke timetables, including off-site provision
• Plan and write risk assessments, ensuring compliance with school policies and safeguarding procedures
• Provide on-call support to staff when required
• Contribute to whole-school behaviour initiatives, rewards systems, and student responsibilities
• Coach students in emotional regulation, self-management, and positive choices
• Maintain accurate records of interventions and monitor their impact

We’re looking for a compassionate, resilient, and proactive professional who thrives on making a difference to young people with additional needs.

• Maths and English GCSE (C/4 or above)
• Experience in a career with transferable skills relevant to this role
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Patience, empathy, and resilience when working with complex behaviours
• Willingness to learn, reflect, and implement new strategies to support students

• Experience in a SEND or SEMH setting
• Experience working with young people in off-site learning or bespoke timetables

Medway Green School is a specialist school in Wouldham, Kent, supporting students with SEMH needs and autism whose mainstream placements have broken down. The school provides a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment with small classes and personalised support tailored to each pupil's needs. Our creative curriculum combines academic, vocational, and wellbeing-focused learning, helping students build confidence, independence, resilience, and social skills.

Pupils benefit from a therapeutic approach that supports emotional and personal development alongside education. Working closely with families, we foster strong relationships and a sense of community. Medway Green empowers every student to thrive, achieve their potential, and prepare for life beyond school. Acorn Education offers rewarding careers and meaningful challenges while making a real difference in young people's lives.

As a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs, and part of Outcomes First Group, we deliver innovative, evidence-based approaches that support measurable progress and lasting impact. We are proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a Great Place to Work for the sixth year running.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• Your Wellbeing Matters - mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
• 4-Day Working Week:
  Work 80% of your hours, get 100% pay

Additional notes:
All applicants will be subject to safeguarding checks and, where applicable, enhanced DBS clearance.