EAL Coordinator

Star Academies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Pension schemes

Generous holiday entitlements

Healthcare cash plans

Job summary

Star Academies is seeking a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to pupils at Small Heath Leadership Academy in Birmingham. You will contribute to an outstanding learning environment and help pupils succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills, and will support learning and teaching while building relationships across the school and Star community.

Qualifications

• Meet Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Experience of working in a school or other organisation with children of relevant age to promote learning.
• Experience of working with students with additional educational needs (desirable).
• Understanding and knowledge of issues relating to students who have little or no English.
• Knowledge of how to access support from internal/external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored support to pupils to enable an outstanding learning environment.
• Develop relationships across the school and the Star community to support learning and teaching.
• Support and develop pupils’ learning experiences and engagement with lessons.

Skills

Team player

Organisational skills

Technical skills

Support learning

Education

Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualification or experience

Job description

Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding support to help young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, joining the Star support team might just be the best career move you ever make. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team of support staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our pupils.

About Small Heath Leadership Academy

Small Heath Leadership Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

The school was rated ‘good’ in all four areas of the inspection framework during its inspection in May 2022.

We are an ambitious school with high expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• Meet Higher Level Teaching Assistant standards or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Recent experience of working in a school or other organisation with children of relevant age to promote learning.
• Experience of working with students with additional educational needs, more able, special educational needs (desirable).
• Understanding and knowledge of the issues relating to students who have little or no English.
• Knowledge of how to access support from internal/ external agencies.

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you'll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, Star Talent Academy. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

Key Dates

Closing Date: Sunday, 13 September 2026 at midnight.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Proposed Start Date: Thursday, 01 October 2026.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.