Inclusion Facilitator

Castle Hill Junior School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6QD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  20 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 3, Point 4 to Point 6

Inclusion Facilitator job summary

Contract Details: 32.5 hours per week (8:30am-3:30pm Monday-Friday) 38 weeks per year

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them thrive emotionally and socially? We are a welcoming and inclusive school seeking a calm, empathetic, and resilient Inclusion Facilitator to join our dedicated team asap.

Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools are two established schools, working as one, based in Ipswich. Castle Hill is a vibrant school community within ASSET Education, creating learners who are equipped for the 21st century. We place great emphasis on developing children’s character, using our bespoke Learning Knights, restorative practices and Trauma Informed approach, in order to prepare them for the challenges that lie ahead in both their education and life.

We place a strong emphasis on positive behaviour support, emotional wellbeing, and restorative practices. With a proactive pastoral team and a commitment to early intervention, it’s an ideal environment to make a meaningful impact.

Role Responsibilities:

• Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities

• Work 1:1 and in small groups to build self-regulation, confidence, and coping strategies

• Implement behaviour support plans, targeted interventions, and restorative approaches

• Foster positive relationships with students, staff, and families

• Collaborate with teachers, SENCOs, and external professionals to ensure holistic care

• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes

• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour

• Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils achievement, progress, problems etc.

• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience working with children or young people in educational, care, or pastoral settings

• Be passionate about inclusion, mental health, and student wellbeing

• Demonstrate strong communication, de-escalation, and problem-solving skills

• Be confident using behaviour management techniques and supportive interventions

• Be patient, compassionate, and committed to going the extra mile

• Value continuous learning and professional development

This is a fulfilling opportunity to join a school where every day brings new challenges and every achievement is celebrated. If you’re ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

This post will be reporting directly to our Nursery Teacher.

For further details, or to arrange an initial discussion with the Headteacher Jennifer Smith, please contact:

Joanne Sparkhall, Office Manager, jsparkhall@castlehillprimary.org.uk 01473 741758

Please also see our website - https://www.castlehillprimary.org.uk/

We welcome visits to the school. For an informal tour please contact the school office to arrange.

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.

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 Castle Hill Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 286 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Castle Hill Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-hill-junior-school-ipswich

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