Student Support Facilitator (Teaching Assistant)

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Coventry; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Coventry is seeking a Student Support Facilitator to provide academic and pastoral support to students, especially those with Special Educational Needs. Candidates should have experience working with children, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to motivate students. This full-time position includes a variety of benefits such as cycle to work and free parking. Applications close on December 7th, 2025.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction programme

Cycle to work scheme

Free parking

Employee discount scheme

Strong commitment to staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children, particularly in an academic setting.
• Understanding of how to motivate students to learn.
• Capacity to build positive relationships with students, parents, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic and pastoral support to students.
• Specialise in behaviour support to help students achieve.
• Cover lessons in the absence of teachers.

Skills

Experience working with children

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to motivate students

Job description

Student Support Facilitator

Foxford School

Grade 3: £25,185 to £26,403 full time equivalent (£18,015 - £18,886 pro rata to hours and weeks worked)

30.5 hours per week, school term time plus 5 teacher training days (39 weeks per year). Hours of work are 8:30am-3:30pm Monday to Friday.

Are you passionate about making a difference to children’s lives? If so, we may have the job for you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated professional to join our team at Foxford School as a Teaching Assistant, (Student Support Facilitator). In this role you will be providing academic and pastoral support to specific students or groups of students within the school, some of whom will have Special Educational Needs. You will provide a specialism in behaviour support to enable our students to achieve their best, as well as covering for lessons when teachers are absent.

You should already have experience of working with children and have an understanding of how to motivate students to learn. You should have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build positive relationships with students, parents and staff.

We will play to your strengths and can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction programme and mentor
• A range of benefits which include cycle to work, free parking and an employee discount scheme.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition.
• Annual Support Staff Conference for all Support Staff across the Trust.

We are proud to be part of Castle Phoenix Trust. This facilitates an opportunity to play to your strengths and provide excellent collaboration between colleagues and leaders, access to effective CPD and the chance to develop professionally. The Trust is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best. Our Trust values are really important to all of us and include Respect to All, From All, Innovation and Collaboration.

Closing date: 9:00AM Sunday 7th December 2025

Early applications are encouraged as the Trust reserves the right to call suitable candidates to interview prior to the closing date.

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

Theseposts areexempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and assuchappointment tothese postswill be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.