Inclusion Leader & Lunchtime Supervisor

Oastlers School; Bradford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly supportive workplace

Fantastic facilities

Opportunities for further development

A healthy work-life balance

Free access to an Employee Assistance�

Free, on-site parking

Excellent employer pension

Job summary

Oastlers School in Bradford is seeking an Inclusion Leader (with Lunchtime Supervisor Responsibility) to support pupils with complex emotional and behavioural needs. You will help create safe, inclusive learning environments and promote positive relationships across the school.

Based across two central Bradford sites (Bradford and Keighley) within Exceed Academies Trust, the role involves safeguarding, implementing the Behaviour Policy, and enabling access to the curriculum and activities for

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Responding to highly complex problems, particularly in safeguarding and challenging behaviours.
• Supporting effective learning in the classroom.
• Promoting inclusion in the school community ensuring access to curriculum and extra curricular activities.
• Providing vibrant, learning environments in the classroom.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Inclusion Leader (with Lunchtime Supervisor Responsibility) at Oastlers School, Bradford.

Oastlers School is a Trauma Informed UK School. We help children and young people move towards positive emotional and relational health so that learning — and lives — can flourish.

Our fantastic school is a well‑established, designated SEMH specialist provision with capacity to serve 179 learners, supported by a team of talented colleagues, across two sites in central Bradford and Keighley. We are a school that’s proudly part of Exceed Academies Trust — a high‑reputation family of 14 schools with a system‑lead role through the Exceed Teaching School Hub and outstanding Exceed SCITT. You’ll collaborate, contribute and grow within a Trust that believes in inclusive, community‑minded excellence.

The successful candidate will not only understand complex emotional, social and mental health needs of secondary aged learners, but one who is also sympathetic and sensitive to the very difficulties our learners face in their personal live and help them overcome those barriers to success. This means is that every day is different, every day brings along a new challenge but every day is also highly rewarding.

If you'd like to know more about our school, please visit our website at www.oastlers.co.uk

The successful candidate will:

• Able to respond to highly complex problems, particularly in safeguarding and challenging behaviours.
• Responding to the day to day implementation of the schools Behaviour Policy
• Supporting effective learning in the classroom
• Promoting inclusion in the school community ensuring access to curriculum and extra curricular activities
• providing vibrant, learning environments in the classroom

We can offer:

• Highly supportive workplace
• Fantastic facilities
• Opportunities for further development and training
• A healthy work-life balance
• Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Free, on-site parking
• Excellent employer pension contribution scheme

We would warmly encourage any interested candidates to visit our school setting. In order to do so, please contact Lauren Stoneman on 01274 307456 to make the necessary arrangements.

Exceed Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to related online content checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check as well as successful completion of a probationary period.

Exceed Academies Trust strives to be an employer of choice. We are an inclusive and diverse multi academy trust and ultimately, our aim is to employ a workforce that reflects the communities it serves. We are committed to achieving a balanced workforce at all levels, whilst ensuring that no individual is disadvantaged or treated less favourably. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities and will ensure a fair recruitment process without discrimination, in compliance with the Equality Act 2010.

Exceed Academies Trust recognises and promotes the positive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in certain situations. We would encourage any job applicants, who choose to utilise AI when completing a vacancy application, to thoroughly check the data prior to submission, to ensure it is accurate, factual and demonstrable. Candidate suitability will be assessed at interview, however the recruitment process will reference information contained within the candidate’s application form. Any information contained within application form which is found to be factually inaccurate, may result in a conditional offer of employment being withdrawn.