Community Inclusion Worker

Westbourne Academy; Ferring; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic educational institution in Ferring is seeking a Community Inclusion Worker. This role supports the inclusion and achievement of students, particularly those from diverse backgrounds, by building relationships and removing barriers to learning. The successful candidate must have a good education background, experience with young people, and an understanding of challenges faced by disadvantaged groups. Opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment are also offered.

Benefits

Continuous personal development programs

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Recognition and reward scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on high street brands

Qualifications

• Experience in a school or community setting is ideal.
• Must be flexible, resilient, and adaptable.
• Ambitious professional dedicated to improving children's learning.

Responsibilities

• Support inclusion and engagement of students, including Roma community.
• Build relationships and remove barriers to learning.
• Work across school and community settings.

Skills

Experience with young people and families

Ability to build positive relationships

Understanding of barriers to learning

Language skills (desirable)

Education

Good basic level of education (GCSE including English and Maths)

Job description

Community Inclusion Worker

• NJC Point 24 - 28
• £31,957 - £37,293 actual per annum
• 37 hours per week, 43 weeks per year (Term time + 4)

Westbourne Academy are searching for the best education professionals to join our trust. Are you passionate about making a difference to our children’s learning? Do you understand the importance of education?

Westbourne Academy are looking to appoint a flexible, resilient and adaptable individual to fill the post of Community Inclusion Worker. The successful candidate must have experience of working with young people and/or families, ideally in a school or community setting.

The purpose of this role is to support inclusion, engagement and achievement of students, including those from the Roma community, and their families, by building relationships, removing barriers to learning, fostering trust and communication, and working across school and community settings to enable students to thrive.

The ideal candidate will have a good basic level of education to GCSE level (to include English and Maths grade 4/C or equivalent) and have an understanding of barriers to learning faced by disadvantaged groups. Language skills, or the willingness to learn languages relevant to the Roma community are desirable and the ability to build positive relationships with diverse backgrounds are essential. You will be an ambitious professional and will join an academy which is dynamic and inspiring, creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students.

For further information, please see the application pack for the role. We welcome applications from candidates with the ability to work on their own initiative with previous experience in a similar environment who are keen to make a difference.

If you have what it takes, you can join an experienced, innovative team with incredible potential – and look forward to a future that could take you anywhere within the Trust’s Twenty-Two schools.

About us: Westbourne Academy in Ipswich isn’t just a school – it’s a microcosm of the world with students from all around the globe. Between them they speak 50 languages, and their unique perspectives on learning and life make this a very special academy.

We welcome fresh ideas from all our staff and actively value their creativity and imagination. We are passionate about improving our practice, and we are always keen to find new ways to do things.

About Academy Transformation Trust

At ATT we are driven by a simple but profound belief: every child can and should become capable, competent, and confident. Our purpose is to transform lives through education, and our strategy, ATT2030, sets out how we will achieve this for every pupil, every colleague, and every community we serve.

We know that people are at the heart of everything we do. Our trust thrives because of the talent, dedication, and values of our colleagues. If you choose to join us, you will become part of a high‑trust, high‑accountability organisation where principals are empowered to lead, colleagues are supported to grow, and everyone is united in the moral purpose of education.

What’s in it for you?

Access to continuous personal development programs. A bespoke platform supporting colleague welfare and benefits, including pension scheme, employee assistance program (EAP), recognition and reward scheme, cycle to work scheme and discounts on many major high street brands.

Are you ready to make a difference and join our journey? If you wish to apply for the role of Community Inclusion Worker, please complete an online application form.

Westbourne Academy is part of the Academy Transformation Trust family, whose ambition is that every person who passes through our schools and colleges becomes an educated person – able to take a rightful place in the community of educated people and to join what Robert Maynard Hutchins called “the Great Conversation.” An ATT education stresses history, the scientific mode of thinking, the disciplined use of language, a wide‑range knowledge of the arts and religion, and the continuity of human enterprise. We aspire for everyone, regardless of their starting point, to leave us capable, competent, and confident.

Closing date: 09.00am, Tuesday 09 December 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed

Westbourne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.