Engage Alternative Provision Student Support - Montgomery Academy

Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT); Lancashire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing support and development in job

Automatic pay progression annually

25% FCAT in-house discounts

LGPS pension contributions

Flexible working hours

Family leave options

24/7 health support services

Cycle to work scheme

Free annual flu vaccine

Free eye tests

Job summary

Engage Alternative Provision Student Support at Montgomery Academy is seeking a dedicated team member to support students within a busy secondary provision. The role is full-time, 37 hours, under the NJC Pay Scale, Grade E, Points 12 to 17, with a permanent contract and TT +6 days.

The post sits within FCAT’s academy group, offering continuous development and a supportive environment. Montgomery Academy has a proud history of improving outcomes and delivering a reading-rich curriculum tied to

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a school environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Flexibility and reliability.
• Understanding of Data Protection and Safeguarding Legislation.
• An ability to work as a member of a team.

Skills

Experience in school environment

Pastoral support

Welfare and learning support

Job description

Engage Alternative Provision Student Support - Montgomery Academy

Contract: Permanent

Salary: NJC Pay Scale, Grade E, Points 12 to 17

Closing date for applications:28 September 2026, 9.00am

Engage Alternative Provision Student Support - Montgomery Academy

Academy: Montgomery Academy

Contract: Permanent, Full time (37 hours), TT +6 days

Salary: NJC, Grade E, Points 12 to 17 on the NJC Pay Scale

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 28 th September 2026

Join Team FCAT

Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT) was established in 2012. Our trust aims to ensure first class learning opportunities for all young people across the Fylde Coast and across Lancashire. The trust has grown to include 10 academies with primary, secondary and all through as well as the Central Services and School Improvement team. Our values of excellence, integrity and resilience guide us to be the best we can be. Learners are at the heart of what we do and their outcomes and successes are what drive us.

As a Multi-Academy Trust we work in partnership with educational institutions locally to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing, which is critical to our culture of continuous improvement. Full information about the trust and its work can be found on our website www.fcat.org.uk

About Montgomery Academy

Montgomery has been serving it’s community for over 60 years and supported many local residents through the challenges of the pandemic. We have a proud tradition of both sporting and academic success and we dominate the local sporting competitions. Our standards of achievement have been improving year on year, including in 2023, and are built on high quality teaching and learning.

At Montgomery Academy we have a reading rich curriculum that blends traditional academic subjects with the vocational opportunities that Blackpool excels in such as travel, childcare, catering, enterprise and entertainment. Across their five years students study the full National Curriculum enriched with community-based opportunities to complement their academic education. Excitingly, this year we have broadened even further the curriculum choices for our current Year 9 students considering their options. We have established links with both Blackpool & Fylde and Myerscough Colleges offering a new range of courses to our students such as Construction, Motor Vehicle Maintenance, Hair & Beauty and Animal Studies.

We want all students within our Montgomery Family to be happy, confident young learners that get the best out of the opportunities that we provide. Therefore, we ask them all to be SMART in both their behaviour and attitudes. SMART stands for Safe, Mature, Ambitious, Respectful and Thoughtful.

Montgomery’s reputation in the community continues to flourish as does demand for places here, though we remain committed to improving the provision for our young people even further.

OFSTED rated us ‘Good’ in all areas in May 2024 covering Quality of Education, Leadership & Management, Behaviour & Attitudes and Personal Development. This is great recognition for the redesigned curriculum we have put in place and the hard work of our excellent staff. The full report is available on our website.

What makes Montgomery special is the people that walk around it. In our Montgomery Family of students, parents and our superb team of staff we all work hard to ‘Inspire Excellence Together’ .

Why choose FCAT?

• Ongoing support and development in your role
• Automatic pay progression annually for teaching and support staff
• 25% discount for FCAT in house Breakfast and After School Club provisions
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - generous employer contributions above 16%
• Flexible working hours - full time/part time or term time only supporting longer holidays
• A range of generous family leave options and pay
• 24/7 access to free health support services, including an online GP
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free annual flu vaccine
• Free eye tests* (*conditions apply)

The Fylde Coast Academy Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all as well as safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All staff are carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures that comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Following shortlisting this may include an online search and following an offer an enhanced DBS clearance.

Other Information

Engage Alternative Provision Student Support Job Description and Person Specification

Personal attributes required based on Job Description

Essential requirements are those without which an applicant will not be

considered for appointment.

Or

Criteria

Experience of working in a school environment.

Current

and

best

practice

knowledge

in

supporting

students’

behaviour, welfare and learning.

Up

to

date

knowledge

of

Data

Protection

and

Safeguarding

Legislation.

Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Flexibility and reliability.

Experience

of

working

with

people

and

a

genuine

liking

for

them.

An understanding of the problems which young people face.

An ability to work as a member of a team.

Initiative and an ability to work independently.

An ability to work in a firm but fair way with students.

An ability to maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality.

Calm disposition

Good command of Microsoft Office.

Excellent Attendance and Punctuality Record.

A

good

working

knowledge

of

the

external

that

would

be

encountered

by

the

Pastoral

Team

(e.g.

CAHMS,

Educational

Service,

Clinical

Service,

Connect,

A working knowledge of the SIMs system.