AP Practitioner

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Halesowen; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education trust in Halesowen is seeking an AP Practitioner to support vulnerable students in achieving positive outcomes. This full-time role involves both academic and pastoral support and requires experience with KS3/4 curricula, strong communication skills, and a commitment to restorative practices. This position is vital in assistive strategies for reintegrating students back into mainstream education. A collaborative approach and understanding of safeguarding issues are imperative.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students who struggle in a mainstream education environment.
• Familiarity with restorative practices to manage behavior.
• Awareness of safeguarding and reporting procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing restorative practice strategies.
• Deliver workshops and 1-2-1 interventions.
• Support staff in preparing lessons and tasks.

Skills

Support for KS3/4 students

Understanding of engaging interventions

Patient and caring approach

Knowledge of safeguarding issues

Education

Experience with secondary curricula

Job description

Vacancy: AP Practitioner

Start date: ASAP

Contract details: Fixed Term Contract (12 Months) – 39 Weeks per year (Term Time Only)

Hours: 37 Hours per Week

Grade: Grade 6, Scale Point 12-17

FTE Salary: £24,906 - £27,509

About Us

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

At Invictus we are values driven and as such believe ‘anything is possible’. Our alternative provision estate supports learners to share the same ethos; young people who are most vulnerable are supported to flourish and experience success. Both Greenhill Alternative Learning Campus in Halesowen and Invictus Revive Learning Centre at Leasowes High School aim to support young people in KS3 and 4 who have been unable to achieve in a mainstream setting.

Role Overview

We are seeking an AP Practitioner who will work with all stakeholders to ensure student’s journey in our settings results in good outcomes, improved conduct, whilst preparing them for reintegration into mainstream school. You will be supported by a team of dedicated support staff and leaders in a joint approach to secure the best outcomes for young people.

This is a fulltime position based in well‑equipped and well‑resourced learning environments. If you are resilient, hardworking, and organised we would welcome your application to join the ‘dream team’.

Working under guidance of the AP Learning Manager the successful candidate will provide both academic and pastoral support to students in alternative provision to overcome barriers to learning in order to achieve excellent outcomes both academic and pastoral. A feature of this role will be supporting behaviour systems and reintegration of young people back into a mainstream setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate restorative practice strategies including restorative conversations to resolve conflict. Ensuring positive relationships with both students and parent/carers.
• Deliver attendance sessions, topical workshops and 1‑2‑1 interventions to groups of young people.
• Support teaching staff by preparing assessments, tasks and resources for lessons including the deliverance of tailored strategies to assist students who have SEND.
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, positive conduct, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection. Reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the appropriate staff, to support achievement and progress of pupils.
• Support students’ reintegration to mainstream school both in person and remotely.
• Implement planned supervision of pupils during lunchtimes.
• Assist in organising enrichments visits that support the alternative provision curriculum offer.
• Track and monitor attendance of young people in AP and take steps to address persistent absence of students.
• Liaise with parents and carers regarding achievement, attendance and conduct. This extends to home visits as and when required.
• Supervise pupils on visits, expeditions and residential experiences.

Qualifications & Experience

• Knowledge and experience of supporting students within KS3/ 4 secondary curricula.
• An understanding of interventions/ approaches to engaging with young people who are disenfranchised with education.
• A patient and caring approach. Resilient and positive in the face of challenging situations.
• An awareness of the barriers to learning experienced by young people who are at risk of permanent exclusion from school.
• A sound awareness of safeguarding issues and related reporting, monitoring and recording procedures.
• Be a visible presence in our alternative provisions ensuring our daily/lessons routines are embedded.
• Understanding of the value of taking a restorative approach to behaviour management; avoiding punitive measures.

Contact

Chris Bennett, Director of Alternative Provision – 01384 686 607

Application Information

Closing date: Friday 2nd January 2026 at 9am. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interview date: TBC

Safeguarding & Recruitment

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre‑employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:

• An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List
• Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles)

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance.

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

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