Inclusion Assistant

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**Inclusion Assistant**

**We are looking for a fantastic Inclusion Assistant to join our outstanding pastoral team, assisting Year Leaders to support students’ behaviour, attendance and welfare.**

**Role**: Inclusion Assistant

**Reports to**: Pastoral Leader

**Hours**: 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year + five INSET days

**Contract**: Permanent

**Salary**: Grade 5, scp 6-11, FTE £21,968 - £24,054 (£18,979 - £20,781 actual)

**Start Date**:January 2024

**ABOUT YOU**

We wish to appoint a highly motivated, passionate individual with high expectations and the ability to build strong relationships with students. You will have a real commitment to driving student engagement and securing the best possible life chances for our young people. You will be able to work closely with Year Leaders to support different strategies to meet students’ needs, and be a proactive role model of the school’s values of positivity, ambition, resilience and thoughtfulness. This role requires excellent organisation, planning and prioritising skills, and the ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines. You will need to relate well to students, parents, staff and other professionals, and build positive relationships across the whole school community.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

You will play a central role within the pastoral team, supporting our students as they navigate daily school life. With a focus on student welfare, behaviour and attendance, you will work closely with our team of Year Leaders to support students and their families to drive engagement with school and to help them flourish in education. It is a busy, fast paced role that sits at the heart of the school, providing a vital link between students’ home lives and their development in the classroom.

You will join a team of energetic and passionate practitioners with a wide range of skillsets and expertise, supporting our students as they expand their knowledge and build critical cultural capital to succeed in life.

**HOW TO APPLY**

**APPLICATION DEADLINE**: 12 noon, Wednesday 13th December 2023

**The Birkenhead Park School**

Park Road South, Birkenhead

Wirral, CH43 4UY

0151 652 1574

**ABOUT US**

The School is part of the BePART Educational Trust which includes Birkenhead Sixth Form College, an Ofsted Outstanding post-16 specialist. The School and the College work collaboratively to share and develop educational best practice and create an inspiring culture with opportunities for career development.

The Birkenhead Park School aims to achieve **“Ambition and Excellence for All”** and we are committed to providing the best possible education for every student. The School is driven by the values of **Positivity**, **Ambition**, **Resilience**, and **Thoughtfulness**.

In 2023, The Birkenhead Park School began a transformation: a new leadership team, a new approach and a renewed focus on excellence.

Behaviour has improved significantly with the introduction of ‘Learning Habits’ and there has been an improvement in student attendance of seven percentage points, the best improvement in the Wirral.

Underpinning every element of what we do is our staff, and a staff survey this year showed that:
**98%** of staff are proud to work at the school

**93%** of staff believe the school has improved over the last year
- If you are ambitious and determined to make a meaningful difference in a school that is on a journey of transformation, we would be pleased to welcome you to our team._

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: From £18,979.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Prenton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (required)

Work Location: In person