Bank Relationship & Sexual Health Support (RSE) Worker in Wakefield

Main area Relationship & Sex Education Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Bank Hours Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Sessions will be school based and therefore fall between 8am-3:30pm) Job ref 847-RM-26-VB151

Employer Spectrum Community Health CIC Employer type Public (Non NHS) Site Navigation Walk Town Wakefield Salary £12.75 - £13.60 per hour Salary period Hourly Closing 15/09/2026 23:59

Bank Relationship & Sexual Health Support (RSE) Worker

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

BANK Relationship & Sex Education (RSE) Educator

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking an enthusiastic and motivatedRSE Educator to join our innovative staff bank. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about education, youth work, health promotion and supporting young people to thrive.

Working alongside our RSE Co-ordinator, you will deliver engaging, evidence-based RSE sessions in schools across Wakefield & Barnsley. You will:

• Deliver lessons and small-group sessions
• Provide targeted interventions
• Support young people aged 11–18 to build confidence, resilience, recognise risk and develop healthy relationships

You will help deliver programmes that:

• Reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• Raise awareness of substance misuse
• Improve emotional well-being
• Tackle health inequalities

Every session has the potential to positively influence a young person's future.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience working with young people
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Creativity, enthusiasm and drive
• An interest in education, youth work, public health, safeguarding or community engagement
• A flexible approach to working

This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain transferable skills for careers in teaching, youth work, social work, public health and health promotion, while working within a supportive team focused on prevention and early intervention.

Working hours are generally within the school day (8.00am–3.30pm) approx

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Time for you day (additional day off)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Other areas of work will involve delivering targeted group work and one-to-one interventions and support with lesson resource preparation. The post holder may collate and input the base line data collected from RSE lessons to ensure progress and learning. Successful candidates will have a drive to improve health equality for young people and understand ways of delivering resilience promoting messages.

Person specification

• Good standard of education to GCSE (or equivalent) including English and Maths C or above. Relevant Level 3 Qualifications for example, A levels, level 3 NVQ, advanced apprenticeship or substantial relevant experience in youth work/healthcare. Plus, experience in sexual health and the intellectual ability to undertake the role. Achieved Level 2 child protection
• How to Identify and recognise risk indicators that could lead to sexual ill health and poor health outcomes. Relationships and Sexual health Education in schools and the wider community
• Experience of working with groups of young people in diverse settings including the hard to reach and those with specific learning needs.
• Post qualification experience in a for-mal or an informal education setting (school/college/youth work) Experience of working with a variety of professionals providing support and education.
• NVQ level 3 in Health or equivalent qualification in healthcare.
• Understands public health and education policy around health inequalities. Has knowledge of social and contextual factors that influence young people’s sexual health and well-being. Has knowledge and understanding of the law, good practice and safeguarding issues relating to working with young people in schools and in the community. Understands the principles of equality and diversity and trauma informed practice
• Ability to use ICT including online platforms such as Microsoft 365/Teams and zoom. Email, the Internet, word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, databases, and smart boards
• Diverse youth work: different client groups different settings different styles Working within a PSHE curriculum Previous health promotion experience working with young people.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Should you wish to talk to anyone about this opportunity please contact Mark Robinson on the details provided. It may also be possible for you to accompany us in a school setting to get a fuller picture of the day-to-day role.