Inclusion Support Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Stone; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent care and support for staff

Comprehensive induction and on-goingop

Job summary

Christ Church Academy is seeking an enthusiastic Inclusion Support Officer to join our dedicated pastoral team. The role focuses on supporting pupils who may face barriers to learning, developing restorative strategies and reintegrating them into lessons.

Working with our safeguarding, SEND and Attendance teams, you will help pupils reflect, repair relationships and access the education they deserve in a calm, supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Has experience working with children or young people in a pastoral, behaviour or educational setting.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils whose behaviour or wellbeing may present barriers to learning.
• Liaise with pastoral, safeguarding and SEND teams to help pupils reflect and return to learning.
• Promote attendance and pupil wellbeing in collaboration with the Attendance Team.
• Monitor attendance, meet with parents, carry out welfare checks where appropriate.

Skills

Pastoral work

Behaviour support

Education setting

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Has experience of working with children or young people in a pastoral, behaviour or educational setting.
• Builds positive, professional relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Is calm, resilient and consistent when supporting pupils through challenging situations.
• Shares our commitment to inclusion and high expectations for every child.
• Can work effectively as part of a supportive and dedicated team.

What the school offers its staff

• Excellent care and support for staff
• Comprehensive induction and on-going opportunities for Professional Development

Further details about the role

Christ Church Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, resilient and compassionate Inclusion Support Officer to join our dedicated pastoral team.

At Christ Church Academy, we are committed to ensuring every child feels valued, supported and able to succeed. Our Christian values underpin everything we do, and we pride ourselves on building positive relationships with pupils and families to help every young person thrive both academically and personally.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting pupils whose behaviour or wellbeing may present barriers to learning. Working closely with our pastoral, safeguarding and SEND teams, you will help pupils reflect on their choices, develop strategies for success and successfully reintegrate into lessons.

A significant part of the role will involve supporting our Reset Room, providing a calm, structured environment where pupils can regulate, reflect and continue with their learning. You will use restorative approaches to help pupils understand expectations, repair relationships and return to learning positively.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of working with children or young people in a pastoral, behaviour or educational setting.
• Builds positive, professional relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Is calm, resilient and consistent when supporting pupils through challenging situations.
• Shares our commitment to inclusion and high expectations for every child.
• Can work effectively as part of a supportive and dedicated team.

The role will involve liaising regularly with parents and external agencies where appropriate, maintaining accurate records and contributing to strategies that improve behaviour, attendance and pupil wellbeing. The successful candidate will also play an important role in promoting excellent attendance across the Academy. Working closely with the Attendance Team, you will support pupils and families to overcome barriers to regular attendance through positive, supportive and professional relationships. The role will include monitoring attendance, meeting with parents and carers during attendance clinics, carrying out home visits and welfare checks where appropriate, and working alongside external agencies to ensure pupils receive the support they need to attend school regularly. A proactive, compassionate and solution-focused approach will be essential in helping every child access the education they deserve.

To further support the wider needs of the Academy, it would be advantageous if the successful candidate would be willing to undertake First Aid training and, where appropriate, complete the necessary assessment to become an approved driver of the Academy's minibus. These responsibilities will support the safe supervision of pupils during the school day, educational visits and extracurricular activities.

If you are passionate about making a real difference to young people's lives and would like to join our caring and ambitious school community, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We will provide:

• Excellent care and support for staff
• Comprehensive induction and on-going opportunities for Professional Development

The normal place of work would be Christ Church Academy. This Academy is part of 'The Key Educational Trust' and the Trust reserves the right to deploy the successful candidate to work at any other Academy within the Trust.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.