Compassionate Schools Coach

MacIntyre Academies; Rugby; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Special School Allowance

Excellent local government pension

Family Friendly policies

Wellbeing policies

Enhanced Sick Pay

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual MAT Life Day

Free eye tests

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card/Teacher discounts

Driving training – MPV minibus course

Enhanced DBS Certificate (Paid for by)

Induction and ongoing CPD

Termly awards

Job summary

Quest Academy in Rugby, Warwickshire invites applications for a role in supporting learners aged 7–16 with ASC/SEMH needs. You will help them develop emotion-regulation strategies to maximise engagement with learning, care and support across the school.

You will lead debrief sessions with learners and staff after incidents, ensuring a reflective, restorative approach. The academy offers a thorough induction and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Safeguarding and child welfare knowledge is desirable.
• Enhanced DBS clearance and relevant recruitment checks required.

Responsibilities

• Support learners to develop self-regulation strategies to engage with learning.
• Lead debrief sessions with learners and staff after incidents.
• Participate in induction and ongoing professional development.

Job description

Location: Rugby, Warwickshire, UK

Contract Type: Permanent

Education Phases: Through School;

Job Roles: Other Support, Pastoral Health And Welfare;

Working Patterns: Full-Time;

Application Deadline: Monday, 23rd November 2026

Interview Date: 07/12/2026

Is a Shared Job: No

About us

Quest Academy is for children and young people, aged 7 – 16 years who have additional needs associated with an autistic spectrum condition (ASC) or social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties.Opened in September 2017, Quest Academy is based in Rugby, Warwickshire.

Job Description

Inthis role, you will play a key part in supporting learners to developstrategies that help them self-regulate their emotions, enabling fullerengagement with learning, care, and support across the school.

Youwill take the lead in facilitating debrief sessions with both learners andstaff following incidents, helping to ensure a reflective and restorativeapproach. We are committed to supporting you in this role through acomprehensive induction programme, alongside ongoing training and professionaldevelopment opportunities.

Ourpeople are at the heart of our success

• Discretionary Special School Allowance£750 per annum (pro rata role dependent)
• Excellent local government pensionscheme
• Family Friendly policies
• Wellbeing, Bereavement and Menopausepolicies
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Wellbeing initiatives in yoursetting
• Full induction
• Training and development and the supportof a trained line manager and dedicated senior leaders
• Access to further professionaldevelopment
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual MAT Life Day to take for thatspecial occasion
• Free eye tests through Specsavers
• An Employee Assistance Programme toSupport your health and wellbeing an access to various perks includingdiscounts Tesco, Cineworld, Go Ape and many more
• Benefits for death in Service
• Recommend a Friend Scheme - £100Voucher
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Driving training – MPV minibus awarenesscourse
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (Paid for byMacIntyre Academies)
• Self service portal to facilitate leaveand amend personal information
• We have an active employee engagementprogramme which includes Termly ‘You are Awesome’ awards, an annual EmployeeBig Thank you Day, Annual CPD Trust wide conference.
• Access to Blue Light Card/ Discounts forTeachers which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the highstreet for social care staff/ Teachers and support staff

Desired Criteria

Pleasenote that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. Whiletechnology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help thecandidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, theapplication will be disregarded

MacIntyreAcademies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare oflearners. All positions will require anenhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and registration with the DBSUpdate Service together with all other relevant recruitment checks includingobtaining references. This post includesengaging in regulated activity relevant to learners and is exempt from theRehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and the amendments to the ExceptionsOrder 1975, 2013 and 2020. Furtherinformation about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide:DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engagingin regulated activity relevant to children.Referees will be asked to assess suitability of candidates to work withlearners and will be verbally verified. Individual Safeguarding Policies for our Academies can be found on ourwebsite under ‘Essential Information’ and candidates will be asked aboutthis as part of the recruitment process.

Inline with the update to KSCIE 2022 MacIntyre Academies will carry out an onlinesearch of the candidate once the shortlisting process has been completed aspart of their due diligence. This may involve a google search of thecandidate’s name, looking at the top three search results over the past threeyears. If any incidents or issues are identified that are publicly availableonline this will be explored with the candidate at interview stage.