Inclusion Support Assistant

Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1LH

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  5 February 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: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (Actual)

Inclusion Support Assistant job summary

Dear candidate

Thank you for considering Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy as a potential next step in your career. I would like to take a moment to offer background information on Chaselea itself and the role within the district as a whole.

Chaselea is located in the heart of Cannock Chase, designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. The school is forward thinking, truly innovative, well resourced, and has a dedicated, motivated and enthusiastic staff body.

Chaselea offers a mixture of full and part time places to pupils who are permanently excluded, at risk of permanent exclusion, hard to place or who are having their special educational needs assessed. In all cases there is an expectation of clear learning plans, performance targets and for individual achievement targets to be met. Learners follow parts of the National Curriculum at KS3 and an innovative GCSE and vocational programme at KS4. We aim to enrich and improve pupils’ educational experiences and academic outcomes during their time at Chaselea. Throughout the week all staff participate in enrichment activities ensuring continuous supervision, and structured social interaction. Staff have the benefit of a PPA allowance well-above national expectations. Lessons have a high staff to student ratio, and the school is highly regarded for its approach to behaviour management and progression made by the young people.

The focus at Chaselea is teamwork, where learners are supported by staff; and the staff body is strengthened by unity and trust based on open communication, sharing of best practice and empathy to colleagues’ roles within school.

Chaselea is community orientated, working with local high schools to improve inclusion across the districts of Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire (the two districts that Chaselea supports). The Local Advisory Committee (Governors) are supportive and represents a diverse group of external stakeholders all with extensive experience in both education and support services.

At Chaselea we aim to reinstate pupils into suitable mainstream provision as soon as possible; by which time their behaviour and learning needs have been assessed and strategies developed to promote their chances of success. All staff are encouraged to participate in this process and share the satisfaction of the pupils’ achievements. If mainstream is not the right answer then we will ensure, through the SEND process; that a pupil has their needs identified and a suitable specialist placement or alternative provision is sought. A small number of pupils will see out their statutory education at Chaselea. They leave with a number of recognised qualifications and the support to make sure they have a future destination beit college, apprentiship etc.

Staff pride themselves on developing a culture of mutual respect where pupils progress and enjoy their learning. The ethos of the school is designed to promote new initiatives and to support staff development in order to achieve a stimulating atmosphere where learning can be most effective.

Since June 2019 Chaselea has been part of the very successful and highly-thought of academy trust called Manor Hall. This Trust is specific to special schools and alternative providers, making it the perfect partner as Chaselea moves into the next phase of its’ journey.

The role we are after is that of a permanent, full time Inclusion Support Assistant. Looking at the job description, do you think that you could come and join us? Due to the support available within the school, we want the right person. This may mean that you do not think that you have, what you perceive, the right amount of experience; or it maybe that you feel you are at the other end of the experience scale. Either way, we are looking for the right person. I would be equally as happy to receive an application from someone who has never worked in a school to that of someone who has spent a decade or more supporting within the education system. Nothing should be seen as a barrier or a reason not to apply if you believe that you are the right person. Additionally, advantageous would be the ability to cover a lesson, or be Forest school qualified, or ELSA trained etc. Advantageous but definitely not a barrier!

I cannot think of many more important roles than helping young people reach their aspirations and secure future, can you?

Please contact me here at school if you would like to discuss this opportunity.

I look forward to receiving your application!

Paul Archer, Headteacher

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

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About Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 49 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chaselea-alternative-provision-academy

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