Engagement Team Assistant

North Star 265°, Bristol, Bristol, BS9 2NT

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  15 January 2026

• Closing date

  25 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 9 £32,061 - £34,434 p.a pro rata

Engagement Team Assistant job summary

North Star Academy Trust is a small multi-academy trust that was set up with the ambition to improve the SEND provision in the South West and provide as many young people as possible with a bespoke, specialist education that is tailored to each individual's needs. We are a small but growing Trust, we currently consist of 4 schools including both Primary and Secondary provisions and an alternative provision.

Are you looking for a new challenge? The opportunity to make a difference and enrich the lives of children with behaviour needs? We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic and committed assistant to join our engagement team in a safe, secure and welcoming environment.

The position involves supporting the engagement team with responding to and de-escalating crisis situations as they arise, supporting pupils with their learning in classroom, collaboratively developing personalised plans for pupils, recording and monitoring data. This position would be suited to a candidate with a proven track record of pastoral care, youth work or school-based behaviour management experience. Students with SEMH needs can display challenging behaviour so exceptional behaviour management skills with the ability to be supportive are a must.

The successful applicants will:

•  Tutor and support pupils who have complex SEN needs with a primary need of Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties.
  
•  Support children from a range of ages, backgrounds and abilities.
  
•  Effectively engage students in their studies.
  
•  Play a proactive and pastoral role in positive behaviour management as well as interacting with the young people during extra-curricular times, encouraging them to participate in the social and academic life of the school.
  
•  Be flexible, adaptable and have a positive attitude to working in a structured environment.
  
•  Effectively communicate with colleagues.
  
•  Have skills of empathy, listening, communication and the ability to respond to unexpressed need.
  
•  Willingness to undertake the further training that will be offered.

You will be part of:

•  A dedicated team of staff who strive for excellence
  
•  A caring and inclusive ethos
  
•  A school which has supportive Governors and Parents with high expectations of the school
  

In return, we offer a competitive salary, pension, a supportive team, training and development and the potential for career progression to the right person.

Job description and person specification attached.

You will be required to work 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum. Actual salary £26,522 - £28,485 p.a.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 North Star 265°

• School type: Free School, ages 8 to 16
• School size: 2 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 8 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: North Star 265° website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/north-star-265

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