Student Support Provision Coordinator

Little Heath School; Stanford Dingley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing Professional Development

Job summary

Little Heath School is seeking a calm, highly organised Student Support Provision Coordinator to run The Bridge, our targeted provision for students facing barriers. You will work with SENDCO and Deputy SENDCO to coordinate daily operations, support students, and help them understand their next steps.

The role focuses on safeguarding, inclusion and developing resilience, with collaboration across Learning Mentors, teachers and pastoral teams.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students including those with SEND needs.
• Ability to build warm, professional relationships with young people while maintaining boundaries.
• Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and improving outcomes for students.
• Ability to coordinate a busy student provision and monitor impact.
• Comfort working with Learning Mentors, teachers and pastoral teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the daily operation of The Bridge provision and access planned support.
• Work directly with students to help them understand their next steps.
• Contribute observations and evidence to reviews of individual provision.
• Support transitions back into lessons and other provision as needed.

Skills

Calm under pressure

Organisational skills

Communication with young people

Safeguarding knowledge

Collaboration with staff

Job description

We are seeking a calm, compassionate and highly organised professional to join our Student Support Team as Student Support Provision Coordinator, taking day-to-day responsibility for The Bridge, Little Heath School's targeted Student Support provision. This is an exciting opportunity to play a significant role in the development of a provision designed to help students overcome barriers, regulate successfully, remain connected with learning and develop increasing resilience and independence. Working closely with our SENDCO and Deputy SENDCO, you will coordinate the daily operation of The Bridge and work directly with students, accessing planned and responsive support. You will help ensure that every student understands why they are accessing the provision, what support they need, what they are working towards and what their next step will be. The Bridge is designed to provide a calm, purposeful and structured environment rather than simply a place for students to withdraw from difficulty. Central to the role will be helping students to recognise challenges, regulate effectively, review their readiness and return to learning or move to their appropriate next step. We are looking for someone who:

• can build warm, trusting and professional relationships with young people while maintaining clear boundaries and expectations;
• is calm, organised and able to coordinate a busy student provision effectively;
• understands that good support should build resilience and independence rather than unnecessary reliance on adults;
• can support young people experiencing emotional, SEND-related or other barriers to engaging successfully with school;
• recognises the importance of learning and can help students reconnect positively with their curriculum;
• can identify patterns, maintain useful records and communicate effectively with colleagues; and
• is committed to safeguarding, inclusion and improving outcomes for young people.

You will work collaboratively with Learning Mentors, teachers, Heads of Year, Progress Leaders and colleagues across SEND, Pastoral, Safeguarding, Attendance and Wellbeing. You will also contribute observations and evidence to reviews of individual student provision, helping us understand not simply how often The Bridge is being used, but whether the support is making a difference. The successful candidate will be comfortable supporting students at moments when they may be anxious, dysregulated or struggling to engage. They will combine compassion with appropriate challenge, helping students develop strategies they can increasingly use independently and supporting successful transitions back into lessons or other agreed provision. This role sits at the heart of our commitment to inclusive practice and supports Little Heath School's wider ambition to develop respectful, resilient and successful learners, well-prepared for their future, alongside our strategic priority to strengthen SEND provision. Little Heath School is a highly successful comprehensive school (1658 on roll, including 366 in the Sixth Form) situated in a pleasant semi-rural setting to the west of Reading, with good access to road and rail links. The school has benefited from a significant and transformational building project, including the opening of a new £15 million main block in spring 2021. Closing date: 28th September 2026 -8.00am. As a school, we pride ourselves on our Continuing Professional Development Programme and are committed to supporting colleagues to develop their knowledge and practice.

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, and therefore the ability to converse at ease with pupils/members of the public and provide advice/instruction in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.