Job Overview
Inspire Education Trust
Job Title: Onsite Alternative Provision Support Assistant
Employment Status: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Term time plus 5 days
Salary: Grade 4 point 6 – 14, £23,026 – £26,173 (FTE- £25,989 – £29,540)
Required: As soon as possible
Location: Blue Coat C of E School, Coventry
About The Role
The Onsite Alternative Provision Support Assistant will play a key role in promoting positive behaviour, strong relationships and a culture of respect across the school. The post holder will provide proactive pastoral and behaviour support to pupils, staff and families, ensuring that the school’s Relational Behaviour Policy is implemented consistently and effectively.
The role requires a highly visible presence around the school and a commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and restorative practice.
Key Responsibilities
Provide proactive pastoral and behaviour support to pupils, staff and families; ensure consistent implementation of the Relational Behaviour Policy; maintain a highly visible presence; promote safeguarding, inclusion and restorative practice.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Knowledge of inclusion / SEND with particular expertise in language and communication
- A good understanding of the needs and characteristics of students across the age range 11‑19
- A natural love of reading who can easily engage and interest students in small reading groups
- Recent experience of working with young people either in a school setting, as a parent, or involvement in voluntary work such as a youth group, cubs, brownie or similar organisation
- Administrative skills including experience of using a range of computer packages, navigating software and operating Microsoft Office
- The skills to analyse and report on data
- The ability to work in a challenging environment and work under pressure and handle situations with patience and sensitivity
- Excellent communication skills including the confidence to work with small groups of students in a teaching environment
Legal / Safeguarding Information
All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
The role of AP Support Assistant will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre‑employment checks. It is an offence to apply if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.
Benefits
- A highly supportive and committed senior leadership team
- Employee Assistance Programme which offers 24/7 confidential advice and support on a range of matters and free access to accredited counsellors
- A focus on staff wellbeing including a network of wellbeing champions and a supportive working environment
- Opportunity to join a committed and forward‑thinking team of staff
- Employee Benefits platform providing staff access to a range of benefits such as shopping discounts
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