Learning Engagement Officer - Cwmbran High School

Educators; Cwmbran; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Cwmbran High School is seeking a calm, confident Learning Engagement Officer to inspire trust, support pupils and help them re-engage with their education. This role sits at the heart of our inclusive approach and links to our strong focus on wellbeing and behaviour.

Working within the Re-engagement provision, you will collaborate with families, teaching staff and pastoral teams to maintain high expectations, de-escalate incidents and guide pupils back to mainstream lessons.

Job description

Salary: £30,023 - £33,119 | Grade 5

At Cwmbran High School, we believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to learn from mistakes, rebuild relationships and succeed. We are seeking to appoint a calm, confident and highly skilled Learning Engagement Officer who can inspire trust, maintain high expectations and help pupils positively re-engage with their education. This is a rewarding role for someone who is passionate about making a lasting difference to young people's lives.

Our Re-engagement provision is a key part of our inclusive approach to behaviour and wellbeing. Designed as a structured consequence-and-support intervention, Re-engagement provides pupils with the time, guidance and reflection needed to address serious or repeated behaviour concerns. Placements are typically limited to one school day, ensuring pupils remain connected to learning while being supported to make positive choices and successfully return to mainstream lessons.

Working within our clear Reflect, Restore, Reintegrate model and under the guidance of a designated senior leader, the successful candidate will create a calm and purposeful environment where pupils can reflect on their actions, access curriculum work and engage in restorative activities. The role involves close collaboration with families, teaching staff and pastoral teams to ensure pupils are supported throughout the process and prepared for a successful reintegration into school life.

We are looking for an individual who can balance empathy with firm boundaries, using restorative approaches, de-escalation strategies and strong interpersonal skills to support positive behaviour change. The postholder will work closely with colleagues across pastoral care, attendance, safeguarding, ALN and teaching teams, using accurate record-keeping and professional judgement to help reduce repeat incidents, exclusions and lost learning. Above all, you will embody our values of Positivity, Kindness, Resilience, Respect and Creativity, while helping our young people to Strive, Believe and Achieve.

You must demonstrate how you meet the Essential criteria listed in the attached Person Specification in order to secure an interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants, which will include an Enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Torfaen County Borough Council strives to be a fair, supportive and effective employer. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Council expects all employees, paid or unpaid, to share this commitment.

We value the range of experiences that a diverse workforce brings and therefore we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and under-represented groups.

Welsh Language Skills are desirable for this post but not essential.

You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh. Each application will be treated equally.

We are a registered Disability Confident Leader and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. Our Guaranteed Interview scheme guarantees that people with disabilities will be invited to interview, so long as they meet the essential requirements for the role. If you have a health condition, are neurodivergent, or use British sign language, and need to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruiting manager. We can only work with you to arrange adjustments if we are made aware of your requirements prior to your application submission, test or interview.