ARCH Belong Leader - Nurture and Targeted Intervention

Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, OL14 7DG

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £33,119.00 - £35,570.00 Annually (FTE) Band F SCP 19-23, Actual Salary £29,616 - £31,807

ARCH Belong Leader - Nurture and Targeted Intervention job summary

Overall purpose and description of the role

To manage and oversee the students that have a personalised curriculum offer to support their academic and/or SEND/SEMH needs. The Nurture and Targeted Intervention - ARCH Belong Leader will lead a positive and productive learning environment for students with a modified timetable. Some students may complete a reduced number of option subjects because of Work Experience or an adaptive curriculum offer. With support and guidance from teaching staff, you and your team of mentors will deliver small group interventions for academic subjects, as well as SEMH to support the holistic progress of individuals and small groups.

You will seek to reduce the barriers for pupils attending mainstream lessons. To work as a team member across school and to support the learning, progress and welfare of all students to help them achieve their personal best and to provide practical support for learning, educational activities, developing social skills, integration to secure students physical and emotional wellbeing.

Academy Information

Todmorden High School is a medium sized secondary academy in Todmorden. The academy is committed to creating a culture where all students and colleagues at all levels can feel proud of who they are and their achievements. In keeping with our values, we strive to create a school that celebrates difference. Ambition, Respect, Care and Honesty remain at the forefront of everything we do; we are trusted to do the right thing for each other, our students and the wider community.

The academy is a proud partner of the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and is part of the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale. Todmorden High School provides staff with a wealth of support and a wide range of opportunities to collaborate, network, and share best practice.

Todmorden High School has a wonderful academy community and is a great place to work, where all team members play a vital role in making a positive impact on the life chances of others.

The academy is proud to offer:

• A supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives
• A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key
• A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in students’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own
• Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated
• Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development
• Supportive leadership, encouraging healthy work-life balance
• A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities
• A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.

Key Responsibilities & specifications

• To provide the vision, clarity of communication and leadership for a team of mentors.
• To lead with integrity and engender a belief that every child can succeed and achieve their personal best.
• To develop and manage the support package for the pupils that have a personalised curriculum offer.
• To lead a positive and productive learning environment for students with a modified timetable.
• With support and guidance from teaching staff, deliver small group interventions for academic subjects.
• Delivery of life skills lessons to inspire a love of learning as well as evaluating, intervening and assessing pupil’s progress.
• To assist with re-integrating and engaging students in mainstream lessons.
• Liaise with pastoral and inclusion staff to ensure the needs of all pupils are met.
• To lead on the reviewing of student profiles, My Support Plans and EHCP reviews under the direction of the SENCO, frequently communicating with parents, students, teachers and outside professionals.
• Deliver appropriate wellbeing/SEMH interventions to maximise pupil progress and attendance.
• To lead meetings with a restorative focused approach with pupils and teachers where appropriate.
• To promote the inclusion of all students in the learning activities they are involved in and communicate effectively with staff to support their learning whilst maintaining high expectations for all students.
• To liaise with external agencies and parents/carers to support pupils to achieve their personal best.
• To collaborate with the teacher in monitoring and evaluating pupil responses to the learning tasks and modify approaches accordingly.
• To contribute to the maintaining and analysing of students’ records of progress.
• To organise and manage safely the learning activities, the physical teaching space and resources within the designated area of responsibility.
• Organise, design and deliver lunchtime and after school activities for referred students.
• To keep up to date with latest research and use this to inform improvements in provision.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate students’ learning. Ensuring progress is clearly recorded in the relevant systems and related to the learning objectives/goals for students.
• Ensure relevant equipment and materials are suitable for the designated learning activities.
• Contribute effectively to the research, selection and preparation of teaching resources that meet the diversity of students’ needs and interests.
• To undertake any other duties associated with the role, as may be decided by your line manager of the Headteacher.

Safeguarding requirements

This post requires the post holder to work in settings with children and young adults. Any employment offer is therefore subject to the results of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). People who may have contact with younger children (i.e. primary school age) are also required to complete a declaration about family or other members of their household.

Applicants MUST complete the MAT’s standard application form to be considered, will be required to provide evidence of identity and qualifications and offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references. For applicants who work or have recently worked in a school, one of the references must be from the headteacher.

Expertise in Role Required (At selection - Level 1)

Essential

• Be able to demonstrate high standards of numeracy and literacy
• Experience of working with secondary pupils in school for at least 2 years
• Experience of working with children who have SEND
• Experience of providing interventions for individuals and groups
• Ability to engage and influence others
• Experience of liaising with external agencies and parents
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent behaviour management skills
• Commitment to the safeguarding of young people
• Ability to monitor and evaluate impact of interventions and strategies
• Use coaching and mentoring skills with adults and pupils
• Ability to use ICT to support learning
• Has the ability to travel around the local area to visit Alternative Provision providers, including transporting pupils.
• Is willing to work flexibly within scope of overall hours, e.g. evening meetings.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of relevant policies and codes of practice - e.g. Safeguarding and Special Educational Needs

Expertise in Role - After initial development - Level 2

• Demonstrate leadership and line management skills

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 885 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/todmorden-high-school-a-share-academy

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