Professional Services (In-School Support)

Cheslyn Hay Academy, Walsall, Staffordshire, WS6 7JQ

20 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 September 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: £24,358.50 - £25,994.30 Annually (Actual)

Professional Services (In-School Support) job summary

Student Refocus Lead

Grade 4, point 12-16 (Actual salary £24,358.50 - £25,994.30)

Permanent, Term time only

35 hours

Cheslyn Hay Academy is an excellent school and part of an amazing Trust. If you want to work with exceptional students in a strong school that values staff wellbeing and happiness, come and join our team.

Cheslyn Hay is a high performing and successful mixed 11-18 comprehensive academy of 1400 students. With the strength of the forward thinking and progressive Windsor Academy Trust behind us, we work to ensure all students and staff can have High Expectation and High Achievement in all that they do. We are oversubscribed and value our strong community reputation and links.

Are you passionate about making a tangible difference in young people's lives? As the Student Refocus Lead, you will hold a vital, high impact position within the school. You will be instrumental in helping drive a positive school culture by managing our Refocus Room, a dedicated space designed to help students reset, reflect and get back on track.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, resilient, and empathetic professional to act as a mentor and champion for student success. You will work closely with teaching staff, Heads of Year and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that high standards of behaviour and discipline are maintained across the school.

The Challenge & The Impact

The Refocus Room is used to support students who have struggled to meet behavioral expectations and you will regularly work with students who are frustrated, disengaged, or facing complex challenges.

This role requires the ability to rapidly form strong, trusting relationships with students, de-escalating tense situations with calm authority. One of the main aims is to maintain a quiet, highly structured, and productive atmosphere so that students can seamlessly continue their academic work.

If you would like to find out why our staff love working at Cheslyn Hay, feel free to contact Eileen Morris on cha-hr@cheslynhay.windsoracademytrust.org.uk to arrange an opportunity to meet with a member of our team and arrange a visit if at all possible.

Please apply via the Trust website https://www.windsoracademytrust.org.uk/job-vacancies/ where you will find full Job Descriptions, Person Specifications and Job Pack Information.

Cheslyn Hay Academy is committed to safeguarding: the above post requires an enhanced disclosure in accordance with the Protection of Children Act 1999. All applications will be considered on receipt, and we reserve the right to close the process prior to the advertised date.

Ready to join the Windsor Academy Trust family? APPLY NOW

If you want to work in a school trust that values your mind, protects your time, and invests in your future, we would love to hear from you.

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 Cheslyn Hay Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1279 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cheslyn Hay Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cheslyn-hay-academy

Cheslyn Hay is a high-performing and successful mixed 11-18 comprehensive academy of 1300 students including a thriving and growing sixth form. With the strength of the forward thinking and progressive Windsor Academy Trust behind us, we work to ensure all students and staff can have High Expectation and High Achievement in all that they do, as shown in our recent ‘Good’ Ofsted judgement. We are oversubscribed and value our strong community reputation and links.

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