Inclusion Support Specialist - Immediate Start (Sunderland)

Teaching Personnel; Sunderland Bridge; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is recruiting an Inclusion Support Assistant for Sunderland secondary schools, focusing on keeping vulnerable students engaged with mainstream education and preventing exclusions. The role operates within inclusion and pastoral teams, supporting at-risk students through targeted 1:1 and small group work and building strong relationships with complex pupils.

You will liaise with pastoral staff, the SENCO, families, and external agencies, maintain records, support reintegration

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in an inclusion, pastoral, or behaviour support capacity.
• Calm, consistent, and non-judgmental approach.
• Confidence managing complex and challenging behaviour.
• Understanding of factors contributing to disengagement and exclusion.
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service.

Responsibilities

• Working with students at risk of exclusion or disengagement from mainstream education
• Delivering targeted 1:1 and small group support within an inclusion setting
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships with some of the school's most complex students
• Supporting reintegration after exclusion or prolonged absence
• Liaising with pastoral staff, the SENCO, families, and external agencies
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to individual support plans
• Upholding safeguarding responsibilities at all times

Skills

Experience with at-risk students

Calm under pressure

Behaviour management

Non-judgmental approach

Education

Enhanced DBS on the Update Service

Qualifications in education or youth work

Job description

Teaching Personnel is recruiting an Inclusion Support Assistant for Sunderland secondary schools, focusing on keeping vulnerable students engaged with mainstream education and preventing exclusions. The role operates within inclusion and pastoral teams, supporting at-risk students through targeted 1:1 and small group work and building strong relationships with complex pupils.

You will liaise with pastoral staff, the SENCO, families, and external agencies, maintain records, support reintegration