Inclusion Support Officer

The Sydney Russell School; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading London school as an Inclusion Support Officer, enhancing student welfare and supporting the Pastoral and Inclusion teams. The role involves supervising students, implementing school policies, and promoting high standards of behavior. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a passion for supporting young people.

Qualifications

• Passionate individual with a commitment to enhancing student welfare.
• Ability to implement school policies effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage relationships with students.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide students throughout the school day.
• Support the Pastoral Teams and carry out well-being check-ins.
• Act as a Student Marshall, intervening in incidents when necessary.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Flexibility

Job description

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

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.