Inclusion Support Worker

Lancot School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 2AP

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  10 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 November 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: £33,143.00 - £36,363.00 Annually (FTE)

Inclusion Support Worker job summary

Inclusion Support Worker

Hours: 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

Scale point: L6 (21-25)

Closing date: 9am on 10th December 2025

Are you a nurturing and dynamic individual passionate about creating a truly inclusive and equitable learning environments? Do you believe, as we do, that it takes a whole village to raise a child?

We are seeking a dedicated and experiences Inclusion Support Worker to join our committed primary school team. This pivotal role is central to embedding our school-wide commitment to the Principles of Therapeutic Thinking, ensuring every child feels safe, understood, and ready to learn.

About the role

As our Inclusion Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in supporting our most vulnerable children, fostering resilience, and promoting positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing across the school.

Key components of the role

• Therapeutic Thinking in Practice: Working directly with individuals and small groups, you will apply the Principles of Therapeutic Thinking to understand the function of behaviour and provide consistent, relationship-based support that meets the child's underlying needs.
• Driving Equity of Provision: You will be instrumental in ensuring equity of provision is a key component of our inclusion strategy, striving to remove barriers and provide targeted support so that every child has the resources and opportunities to thrive.
• Whole-Village Approach: You will be a vital link between school, home, and external support. This includes: - Working with Families: Building strong, supportive partnerships with parents/carers to ensure continuity of approach and shared understanding. - External Agency Liaison: Collaborating effectively with external professionals (e.g. CAMHS, Social Services, Specialist Inclusion Services) to secure and coordinate the best support of our pupils.
• Strategic Involvement: You will be active and valued voice in our inclusion strategy, contributing to the strategic thinking around inclusion and helping to shape school policy and practice.
• Fostering an Inclusive Culture: You will need to be consistently adaptive in your approach, responding flexibly to the evolving needs of our pupils and staff to ensure a positive, inclusive, and anti-oppressive school culture is maintained and strengthened.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven experience working with children with complex social, emotional, and mental health needs (SEMH).
• Has a good understanding of, or a willingness to be trained in, the Principles of Therapeutic Thinking or similar relational approaches (e.g. Trauma-Informed Practice).
• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport with children, families, and professionals.
• Is proactive, highly organised, and resilient.
• Is committed to reflective practice and continuous professional development.

What we offer:

• A supportive, welcoming, and collaborative staff team.
• Dedicated opportunities for professional development, including training in Therapeutic Thinking.
• The chance to be a key driver in a school deeply committed to inclusion and wellbeing.
• A rewarding role where your positive impact is felt daily.

Full training, support and induction will be provided.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, this appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

We are unable to accept CVs

We thank you for your interest in this role.

For further information, please contact Lianne Marr, HR Administrator on 01582 667596 or hr@lancotschool.co.uk

We offer a range of employee benefits:

• A comprehensive induction programme and a supportive working environment including access to Teaching School Hubs and Initial Teacher Training
• Exceptional CPD and development / promotional opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme
• Generous pension schemes
• Employee assistance programme
• Employee of the month scheme
• Diverse workplace

The closing date for applications is 9am, Wednesday 10th December 2025.

Interviews will take place shortly after closing date.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier once suitable applications have been received.

Visit our website: www.lancotschool.co.uk

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 Lancot School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lancot School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lancot-school-dunstable

Lancot Challenger Academy, part of Challenger Multi Academy Trust

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