Inclusion support assistant

The Oaks Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0NR

31 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  16 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 December 2025

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: £26,403.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 3, Point 7-11

Inclusion support assistant job summary

Inclusion Support Assistant

Term time only

32.5 hours a week 8-15 till 3-15 30 min lunch break Monday - Friday

Grade 3 point 7-11

Are you passionate about removing barriers to learning and ensuring every child thrives?

We are seeking a proactive and solution-focused Inclusion Support Assistant (Grade 3, Point 7-11) to join our dedicated Inclusion Team and Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

This pivotal role involves working closely with pupils, families, and staff to provide essential support across three key areas: Individualised Support, Attendance, and Behaviour.

Key Responsibilities:

• Pastoral and SEMH Expertise: Provide one-to-one and small group support, particularly utilizing expertise in pastoral or therapeutic interventions to address learning, behaviour, and Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

• Case Management & Safeguarding: Support the maintenance of Safeguarding and SEN records, create pupil profiles/inclusion plans, and undertake training as an Alternate Designated Safeguarding Lead.

• Attendance & Behaviour: Implement early intervention strategies for attendance concerns and respond immediately to behaviour incidents, utilizing de-escalation techniques and proactive strategies.

• Family Liaison: Enhance school-parent relationships, offering support, signposting, and positive challenge to families in need.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Hold a relevant qualification/degree or equivalent knowledge.

• Demonstrate excellent communication, tact, and sensitivity, especially when handling highly confidential information.

• Are proactive, creative thinkers capable of managing their own workload and adapting support to meet individual pupil and family needs.

If you are ready to make a significant difference in the lives of our pupils, we encourage you to apply!

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 The Oaks Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 451 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Oaks Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-oaks-primary-school-ipswich

On behalf of schools within ASSET Education Trust, Suffolk

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