Student Engagement & SEN Intervention Lead

CJ Education; North East; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CJ Education is seeking an Intervention & Engagement Lead for a secondary school in Durham to support students in the Achievement Centre. You will provide nurturing, proactive support to pupils with additional needs, helping them remain engaged and reintegrate into mainstream lessons where possible.

The role emphasizes building strong relationships, effective behaviour management, and close collaboration with the SEN team.

Qualifications

• Experience working with secondary-aged students, ideally within SEN, pastoral, behaviour or inclusion setting.
• Good understanding of special educational needs and barriers to engagement with learning.
• Warm, approachable and empathetic while maintaining boundaries and challenging inappropriate behaviour.
• Ability to build positive relationships quickly and adapt approach to individual student needs.
• Confident encouraging students to attend lessons and take responsibility for their learning.
• Excellent organisation, communication and administrative skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, use initiative and remain calm in a busy school environment.

Responsibilities

• Student support and relationships: Create a welcoming, safe and supportive environment for students with a range of special educational needs and individual support requirements.
• Reintegration into lessons: Recognise when students need additional support and when they are ready to return to mainstream lessons, encouraging and supporting reintegration while maintaining clear boundaries.
• Behaviour management: Manage challenging behaviour calmly, consistently and confidently, addressing disengagement, disruption and attempts to avoid lessons.
• Learning and engagement: Ensure students have appropriate work to complete, remain on task and are supported to make productive use of their time in the centre.
• Understanding individual needs: Quickly develop an understanding of students' needs, triggers, support strategies and individual approaches, adapting practice accordingly.
• Administration and record-keeping: Maintain accurate registers, monitor student attendance within the centre and ensure records are kept up to date.
• SEN team support: Complete administrative and organisational tasks to support the wider SEN team, contributing to the effective day-to-day running of the provision.
• Safeguarding and wellbeing: Promote students' safety, welfare and inclusion, following school policies and safeguarding procedures at all times.

Job description

CJ Education is seeking an Intervention & Engagement Lead for a secondary school in Durham to support students in the Achievement Centre. You will provide nurturing, proactive support to pupils with additional needs, helping them remain engaged and reintegrate into mainstream lessons where possible.

The role emphasizes building strong relationships, effective behaviour management, and close collaboration with the SEN team.