Inclusion Assistant
Summerhill Primary Academy, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 9PF3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
November 2025
Closing date
3 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
30 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours a week, Monday -Friday. Term time only, plus 3 weeks.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- S02-P01
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Degree level qualification or equivalentin education, SEND or related field
- Evidence of continued professional development in SEND or inclusion practices
- Proven experience working in an inclusion or SEND support role within an educational setting
- Demonstrated ability to implement and maintain effective inclusion-based systems and processes including the maintenance of SEND data/information and following statutory processes
- Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, Local Authorities and external agencies
What the school offers its staff
We believe that collaboration and staff wellbeing are at the heart of our success.
Supported by our trust, we offer a range of benefits to enhance our work environment and support the professional and personal growth of our staff, including work-life balance.
Education Mutual
Staff can access a comprehensive range of healthcare services through Education Mutual, including mental health support, 24/7 GP Healthline, physiotherapy, stress management resources, and occupational health services.
Find out more about Healthcare and Wellbeing Services here: www.educationmutual.co.uk/service/healthcare-and-wellbeing/
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a defined benefit plan, meaning your pension is calculated based on your salary and length of service and adjusted for inflation. This ensures a secure and guaranteed income in retirement, unaffected by investment performance.
Find out more about LGPS here: www.lgpsmember.org/
Other staff benefits include:
•Competitive salary
•Six INSET days per year
•Protected CPL time
•Continued professional development pathway for every role
•No work communication outside working hours
•Excellent holiday entitlement for support staff: Bank holidays plus 26 days paid holiday (pro rata)
•5 days extra paid holiday after 5 years’ service (pro rata)
•Time for You’ day
•Family-friendly policies including flexible working, occupational maternity and paternity pay
•Reasonable release time for significant personal events
•Length of service awards
•Resources for retirement and financial planning
•Cycle-to-work scheme
•Free tea, coffee and milk
Flexible working opportunities
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Summerhill’s Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Summerhill Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 766 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Summerhill Primary Academy website
- Email address
- klowe@riverscofe.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 557 3282
As part of the Rivers C of E Trust, the heart of all we do is our school ethos –Love, Learn, Live. At the core of this ethos is a belief in nurturing and ensuring positive wellbeing of all our children. Alongside this we have an experienced, dedicated and determined staff team who have consistently high expectations of all children in all aspects of school life.
As a school, we are committed to creating a happy and vibrant community, where everyone feels valued, where students are stretched and supported academically and are given memorable experiences that excite them about learning for life. This is underpinned by our school values.
Summerhill Primary Academy is 4-form entry primary school which caters for pupils from 3 to 11 years old. Within each class the children work in both ability and mixed-ability groups ensuring all children are supported and challenged at a level which is appropriate for their ability. We are dedicated to preparing our children to be active citizens, in an ever changing world by providing a curriculum based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Teaching and learning is also supported by the use of technology and 1:1 IPads.
Arranging a visit to Summerhill Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email klowe@riverscofe.co.uk.
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