9 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    12 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    11 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share): Term time, 187 days per year, 37 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

FTE: £29,540 to £31,022

Pay scale

Inspire Support Band F. Actual salary is on a 4-point scale between £25,153.55 to £26,415.48

What skills and experience we're looking for

1. Qualifications / Training / Experience

Good general education to level 4 or equivalent and must have GCSE English and Maths Grade C/4 or better.

Experience of demonstrating genuine care and respect for the continued progress, achievement, and well-being of students.

Demonstrate confidence and competence with IT.

Mental Health First Aid Qualified

2. Skills and Aptitudes

Demonstrate effective communication both verbally and in writing.

Possess effective team working skills.

Ability to use initiative to find solutions to varying situations.

Enthusiasm and an ability to build positive relationships with young people.

Ability to liaise effectively with managers and external agencies.

High levels of personal organisation.

Ability to successfully manage competing demands and prioritise workload appropriately.

Willingness and ability to adapt your own skills to new circumstances.

Highly motivated and able to work in a professional and flexible manner.

Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information.

Demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.

Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with young people.


What the school offers its staff

  • Free Employee Assistance Programme
  • Specsavers Eye Care Vouchers
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • £20 per annum Gym Membership
  • Exercise Classes
  • Discounted Evening Language Classes
  • Discounted Sports Facility Hire
  • Free Urban Yoga Classes
  • Teachers / Local Government pension schemes
  • Westfield Health Salary Sacrifice scheme
  • Free parking at all sites
  • Blue light card eligibility

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.

Inspire Learning Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Rotherham which also includes Oakwood High School, Sitwell Junior School, Thomas Rotherham College and Winterhill School.

Based at Thomas Rotherham College, we are recruiting two positions to support student development, including academic progress, personal growth, and wellbeing. Successful candidates will monitor attendance and progress, provide guidance and support, and deliver group tutorials and individual mentoring.

We offer a positive working environment, we care about our learners, and we care about our staff, all of whom know and appreciate that. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of this, contributing to this culture and developing it further.

Applicants are required to apply via our online application form which is available on our website: https://www.inspiretrust.uk/vacancies/

PLEASE NOTE we operate Safer Recruitment and we do not accept CVs or CV attachments, all applicants must complete an application form in full.

Inspire Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, other workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we undertake to make any reasonable adjustments to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face.

Our safer recruitment processes include online media searches which will form our due diligence checks pre interview. Employees will be subject to a comprehensive vetting process including references from current and previous employers, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

All candidates are expected to read the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy accessible via our website: https://www.inspiretrust.uk/page-template/statutory-documents/

Commitment to safeguarding

Inspire Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, other workers, and volunteers to share this commitment.

All candidates are expected to read the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy accessible via our website: https://www.inspiretrust.uk/page-template/statutory-documents/

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Oakwood High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1063 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Inspire Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Rotherham which includes Oakwood High School, Sitwell Junior School and Thomas Rotherham College.

Arranging a visit to Oakwood High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.holland@inspiretrust.uk.

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