Inclusion Support Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stone; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent care and support for staff

Comprehensive induction

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

Christ Church Academy, part of The Key Educational Trust, seeks a pastoral support colleague to assist pupils with behaviour and wellbeing, collaborating with safeguarding and SEND teams. The role centres on the Reset Room and restorative approaches to help pupils return to lessons.

The post is term-time (37 hours) with no visa sponsorship available. Applicants should be committed to inclusion and working within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children or young people in a pastoral, behaviour or educational setting.
• Builds positive, professional relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Calm, resilient and consistent when supporting pupils through challenging situations.
• Shares the school's commitment to inclusion and high expectations for every child.
• Proactive, compassionate and solution-focused approach.
• Works effectively as part of a supportive and dedicated team.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils whose behaviour or wellbeing presents barriers to learning, helping them reflect and build strategies for success.
• Run support in the Reset Room, providing a calm, structured space where pupils can regulate and continue learning.
• Use restorative approaches to help pupils understand expectations, repair relationships and return to lessons.
• Work with pastoral, safeguarding and SEND teams to reintegrate pupils into lessons.
• Liaise regularly with parents and external agencies where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Contribute to strategies that improve behaviour, attendance and pupil wellbeing.
• Work with the Attendance Team to help pupils and families overcome barriers to regular attendance.
• Monitor pupil attendance.
• Meet parents and carers at attendance clinics.
• Carry out home visits and welfare checks where appropriate.

Skills

Pastoral support

Behaviour support

Record keeping

Liaison with parents

Teamwork

Professional relationships

Job description

This support role sits in the pastoral team at Christ Church Academy, part of The Key Educational Trust. The post centres on helping pupils whose behaviour or wellbeing gets in the way of learning, working with safeguarding and SEND colleagues to get them back into lessons. A large part of the work is in the Reset Room, a calm space using restorative approaches, alongside attendance work that includes home visits. It is a term-time post of 37 hours, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Support pupils whose behaviour or wellbeing presents barriers to learning, helping them reflect and build strategies for success
• Run support in the Reset Room, providing a calm, structured space where pupils can regulate and continue learning
• Use restorative approaches to help pupils understand expectations, repair relationships and return to lessons
• Work with pastoral, safeguarding and SEND teams to reintegrate pupils into lessons
• Liaise regularly with parents and external agencies where appropriate
• Maintain accurate records
• Contribute to strategies that improve behaviour, attendance and pupil wellbeing
• Work with the Attendance Team to help pupils and families overcome barriers to regular attendance
• Monitor pupil attendance
• Meet parents and carers at attendance clinics
• Carry out home visits and welfare checks where appropriate

What’s required

Experience

• Experience of working with children or young people in a pastoral, behaviour or educational setting

Skills & knowledge

• Builds positive, professional relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues
• Calm, resilient and consistent when supporting pupils through challenging situations
• Shares the school's commitment to inclusion and high expectations for every child
• Proactive, compassionate and solution-focused approach
• Works effectively as part of a supportive and dedicated team

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Nice to have

• Willingness to undertake First Aid training
• Willingness to complete the assessment to become an approved minibus driver

What’s offered

• Excellent care and support for staff
• Comprehensive induction
• Ongoing professional development opportunities