Inclusion Support Officer

TES FE News; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Un établissement éducatif à Londres recherche un Inclusion Support Officer pour renforcer son équipe de soutien pastoral. Le candidat idéal travaillera à superviser les élèves, à promouvoir un environnement positif et à intervenir au besoin pour maintenir des normes élevées de comportement. Ce poste exige un engagement à l'égard du bien-être des élèves et une approche dynamique pour faire face aux défis quotidiens.

Qualifications

• Capacité à travailler avec des élèves en difficulté.
• Compétences en gestion de comportement.
• Expérience dans un cadre éducatif souhaitable.

Responsibilities

• Superviser et guider les élèves tout au long de la journée.
• Intervenir lors de comportements inappropriés et gérer les conflits.
• Supporter le Centre de Soutien aux Apprenants pendant les absences.

Skills

Supervision

Support émotionnel

Intervention de comportement

Job description

Job Overview

POSITION: Inclusion Support Officer

PAYSCALE: Scale 4 Point 7-10, term time only (£25,242 - £26,347)

Closing Date: Friday 11th July 2025. Early applications are encouraged.

Purpose Of Job

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our Pastoral and Inclusion team. The core purpose of the role is to enhance the capacity of both teams and support the smooth running of the school. The successful candidate will supervise and guide students throughout the school day, ensuring consistent provision and high standards of care and behaviour at all times.

The successful applicant will work under the direction of the Vice Principal for Inclusion.

Main Activities

• Work as part of the wider pastoral support network.
• Be a member of the First Aid team.
• Support the Pastoral Teams by carrying out well-being check-ins for allocated students.
• Act as a Student Marshall when required, including supervising during break times and lesson changeovers, dealing with incidents of inappropriate behaviour, and intervening swiftly to prevent escalation.
• Patrol the local community as part of the Student Marshall team.
• Act as an Inclusion Coordinator when required. This includes supervising and managing student behaviour in designated inclusion and relocation areas, as well as supervising after-school detentions.
• Act as a Fire and Lockdown Marshall when required.
• Support the Learning Support Centre (LSC) by covering staff breaks or absences. This includes supervising students in the LSC and investigating incidents promptly and effectively.
• Implement school policies on Equal Opportunities, Anti-Bullying, Child Protection, and Behaviour, and report any concerns through the appropriate school communication systems.
• Be flexible in responding to the needs and demands of the role, including fulfilling duties beyond normal working hours when necessary.
  
  

We Expect Our Inclusion Support Coordinator To

• Always expect the best from pupils.
• Make it clear to pupils what is expected from them.
• Reward and praise pupils when they do the ‘right’ thing.
• Value pupil’s efforts and achievements.
• Make time to get to know individual pupils.
• Avoid personalising individual behaviour problems – be hard on the incidents but caring towards the pupil
• Treat difficulties as an issue between you and the pupils, not just them!
• Be prepared to change what you do, to change pupil behaviour.
• Be loyal to the pupils and staff at the school.
• Remain professional at all times, maintain composure and be prepared to able to reset relationships after an incident.
• Always report in writing incidents that occur during the day.
• Always make your Line Manager aware of any problems that may escalate into an incident, giving them the opportunity to defuse the situation.
  
  

REVIEW ARRANGEMENTS

The details contained in this job description reflect the content of the job at the date it was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that over time the nature of individual jobs will change, existing duties may no longer be required, and other duties may be gained without changing the general nature of the duties or the level of the responsibility entailed. Consequently, the school will expect to revise the job description from time to time and will consult with the post holder at the appropriate time.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Responsibilities

The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the written statement of conditions of employment (The contract). The post holder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the governing body:

• To uphold the school’s policy in respect of child protection matters
• Will be subject to the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service, supplemented by local conditions as appropriate and all relevant statutory and institutional requirements
• The post holder may be required to perform any other reasonable tasks after consultation
• This Job Description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed
• This Job Description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder
• All staff will be expected to participate in the school’s performance management scheme.