What Emotional Support Jobs are in the United Kingdom?

Emotional Support Worker - Reading

Our lovely school in Wokingham is looking for an Emotional Support Worker to join them in fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment for their students. They believe that their students deserve the opportunity to thrive both academically and emotionally. The role is to start ASAP.

This is an important role where you will be responsible for facilitating and providing tailored emotional support to students, helping them navigate their feelings, build resilience and develop coping strategies. As an Emotional Support Worker, you will work closely with teachers, parents and external professionals to create a supportive and safe environment for our students.

As an Emotional Support Worker your day will involve:

* Provide 1 to 1 and group support to children with social, emotional and mental health needs.
* Develop and implement individual support plans in collaboration with educational staff
* Foster positive relationships with students, promoting trust and emotional safety
* Help students identify and express their emotions in a healthy manner
* Facilitate social skills development and conflict resolution
* Monitor and track student progress, reporting on emotional and behavioural change
* Support and encourage emotional awareness

The right Emotional Support Worker will have:

* Experience supporting children and young people with educational needs and social, emotional and mental health needs will be beneficial but not essential
* Educational background in Psychology, Criminology or Education will be advantageous
* Strong communication skills
* Patience, empathy and genuine passion for supporting children

Key Information:

* Emotional Support Worker
* Reading
* £85 to £100 per day
* Mental Health Support
* Facilitating interventions
* ASAP Start
* Full time

This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable information and insight into mental health issues and equip you to be an advocate for mental health awareness and interventions to support students.

If you are ready to make a positive impact on the lives with children with social, emotional and mental health needs, please apply directly to this advert. You will be contacted if you have been short-listed.

Portfolio Credit Control in Hinckley is seeking a qualified Helpline Counsellor to provide support on a 24/7 helpline. This role involves completing clinical assessments, offering immediate support, and contributing to BACP accreditation through telephone/video counselling.

Ideal candidates will have a diploma level 4 in counselling, relevant experience, and be a registered member of BACP. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including 25 days holiday and private medical insurance.

Job Title: Learning Support Assistant / Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)
Location: Hornchurch, Essex
Salary: 29,8556(22,665.90 pro-rata)
Contract: Permanent, Term-Time Only (45.6 weeks,31.25 hours per week)

Make a Real Impact in Hornchurch!

Are you a dynamic, hardworking educator with a passion for supporting students' emotional and academic development? ANZUK Education is partnered with a highly successful, heavily over-subscribed multi-academy trust looking for a dedicated Learning Support Assistant / Emotional Literacy Support Assistant to join their exceptional team.

The School:

Located in Hornchurch, Essex, the schoolis recognised by Ofsted as a 'good' school. The academy provides a pioneering, rigorous, and ICT-rich learning environment committed to innovation. The school treats children as individuals, promotes an outstanding ethos, and is fully dedicated to giving all students an outstanding education to help them realise their full potential.

The Role:

In this rewarding role, you will work alongside a highly motivated, supportive, and well-qualified team of teachers and support staff. You will provide vital classroom support, positively impacting students' learning and emotional well-being across a wide range of qualifications within the curriculum. You will serve as a clear-thinking role model, helping to shape the future of the subjects and raise student aspirations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver highly effective 1:1 and small group learning and emotional literacy interventions.
• Enthuse, inspire, and act as a champion of learning in an ICT-rich environment.
• Demonstrate high-level interpersonal skills to collaborate with teachers and support staff.
• Help manage and improve educational life chances within a brand new, well-resourced specialist learning environment.
• Actively support the school's commitment to equality of opportunity.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Educated to degree level.
• An excellent practitioner with a passion for raising student aspirations.
• Clear-thinking, outward-looking, dynamic, and hardworking.
• Able to demonstrate a proven track record of leading improvement.
• High levels of resilience with a dedication to making a real difference to the lives of young people.

Why Join ANZUK?

• Access to pioneering professional development (with Investors in People status).
• Fully supported pathways to develop personally and professionally.
• Opportunities to work within a forward-thinking organisation with Training School status.
• A dedicated consultant to guide your career placement.

Apply Today!

Ready to support the next generation in Hornchurch? Click 'Apply' now or visit the ANZUK website for more information.

Pay rates depend on experience, role type, umbrella or PAYE rate selection. ANZUK Education is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture or disability. Each individual will be assessed on merit alone.

Thames Hospice in Maidenhead is seeking a Counsellor to provide specialist counselling and bereavement support to patients and families. You will assist clients in adjusting to health changes, promote emotional wellbeing, and support resilience at end of life.

Work includes face-to-face sessions at the Hospice, online counselling, and Walk & Talk options around Bray Lake. You will join a dedicated Counselling and Support Services Team and collaborate with clinical and community partners.

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking compassionate Emotional Support Learning Assistants (ELSAs) to join a range of Northamptonshire schools. This role offers both full-time and part-time opportunities supporting pupils' emotional wellbeing and resilience.

You will deliver one-to-one and small-group interventions, help children manage emotions, and work with teachers, SENCOs and parents. ELSA training or relevant qualifications are desirable.

Emotional Support Teaching Assistant Required for School in Hastings

£90–£95 per day | Full-time

Make a real difference supporting young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs in a specialist school setting.

Located in Hastings, this specialist school supports pupils with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) needs. The school provides a structured, nurturing environment with small class sizes and a strong focus on behaviour, wellbeing, and personalised support.

Pupils present with a range of needs including anxiety, behavioural challenges, and trauma‑related difficulties. Staff work closely with students to build confidence, resilience, and re‑engagement with learning.

• Provide 1:1 and small group support for pupils with SEMH needs
• Support students in lessons to improve engagement and focus
• Apply effective behaviour management strategies
• Help students regulate emotions and develop coping strategies
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, SEN teams, and parents
• Contribute to a calm, structured, and supportive learning environment

• Have experience working with children or young people with SEMH or complex needs
• Are confident managing behaviour in a consistent and positive way
• Can build strong, professional relationships with pupils
• Are patient, resilient, and proactive
• Have a genuine passion for supporting young people

• We pay all our staff in line with the Agency Worker Regulations, meaning your pay will be equal to that of a permanent employee
• You will benefit from your own dedicated Engage consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance
• You will be invited to our wide range of continued professional development (CPD) training sessions, provided by our in‑house team of experienced senior leaders. These are completely free to attend!

• Youth Workers
• Behaviour Mentors
• SEN Teaching Assistants
• Support Workers

To apply for this role, please submit your application through the application portal. Candidates who meet the requirements will be contacted for next steps.

All candidates will be required to undertake a valid enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance will be provided.

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We look forward to hearing from you!