In close partnership with a leading college based with campuses both in Bristol and Stroud, I am currently recruiting for a Youth Mental Health Support Worker for both sites to start in September, particularly supporting their departments that cater for students with more complex social and emotional mental health needs (SEMH). The college offers a unique and inclusive education for students and are looking for a final team member in both departments who can support the pupils in their education and on a pastoral basis also.

This college's emphasis on finding the right person is above all else, they really need the support worker to understand their students and to become a stable, reliable and supportive partnership based on human connection, interests and understanding. There is not a one size fits all and the best Youth Support Workers come from a variety of backgrounds. Here's just a few of the best examples:

• Graduates: especially art, drama, psychology and criminol...