Re-engagement Co-ordinator

Lealands High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3AL

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate start

• Closing date

  10 September 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  31 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,676.00 - £27,867.00 Annually (Actual) L5

Re-engagement Co-ordinator job summary

Join Our Team as a Re-engagement Assistant!

Location: Lealands High School

Grade: L5

Responsible to: Head of Lealands Education Aspirations Programme (LEAP)

About the Role

Are you passionate about making a real difference in young people’s lives? Lealands High School is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Re-engagement Assistant to support students in overcoming barriers to learning.

In this vital role, you will assist students who find it challenging to regulate their emotions within mainstream education, empowering them to effectively re-engage, manage their progress, and achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Targeted Learning Support: Contribute to short-, medium-, and long-term teaching and learning plans for individual students and small groups.

  
  

• Emotional & Behavioural Regulation: Work closely with students to help them manage their emotions, develop coping strategies, and successfully integrate into mainstream classes.

  
  

• Student Progression: Monitor student progress, track educational outcomes, and support the attainment of expected academic goals.

  
  

• Collaborative Working: Partner with the LEAP Centre Manager, teaching staff, and pastoral teams to deliver tailored support frameworks.

  
  

What We Are Looking For

• A strong commitment to student welfare, inclusion, and educational achievement.

  
  

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build trust with students, staff, and parents.

  
  

• Experience or a strong interest in working with young people who experience emotional, social, or behavioural challenges.

  
  

• Resilience, empathy, and a proactive approach to problem-solving in an educational setting.

  
  

How to Apply

If you are ready to help shape futures and support students when they need it most, we would love to hear from you! Visits from prospective applicants are welcome and can be arranged by contacting Mrs O'Connor (HR Administrator) on 01582 611600 or email recruitment@lealands.luton.sch.uk.

Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse and provide effective help or advice fluently in spoken English.

he school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools

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 Lealands High School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1025 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lealands High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lealands-high-school

Lealands High School is a comprehensive Foundation school located on the northern edge of Luton, in Sundon Park. We provide high quality education for students aged from 11 to 16 years old.

We are driven by our core values of respect, responsibility and excellence. We believe in working to help every single student become a responsible and respectful citizen with the skills and knowledge needed to lead successful and fulfilled lives beyond school. Our mission is to support each individual to ‘climb the mountain to success’ and our curriculum and support structures help us to achieve this.

Lealands was fully refurbished in 2013 and we continue to benefit from a modern and well equipped building with fantastic specialist facilities. The School retains a special focus on sport and PE and we benefit from superb resources including an indoor heated swimming pool and flood lit astroturf.

Our school serves a catchment area, but also takes students from across Luton and surrounding Bedfordshire villages and towns. We are a diverse school which is proud to welcome students and staff from many cultural and religious backgrounds.

Lealands is a welcoming, safe and caring school environment. Student progress is supported by the hard work and commitment of well qualified staff who set high expectations to enable every child to succeed. A wide range of support is available for those who need additional help to succeed. We believe in the continual improvement of each individual within our school community and are strongly focused on reward and celebration.

Ofsted judges the school to be ‘good’ with strengths in a number of areas recognising that, “Pupils clearly enjoy school” and “They feel valued and well supported” (Ofsted, March 2017).

As a school, we strongly believe in partnerships working together in the best interests of all our students. Parents/ carers, students, staff, governors, community groups and friends all work together to ensure that the young people in our school enjoy their learning journey and achieve some exceptional outcomes. As part of the Luton Futures and Lea Springs Partnerships we are able to enjoy the benefits of working closely with other schools locally.

For more information about Lealands, please visit the school website www.lealands.luton.sch.uk which gives a good insight into our school and why we are so proud to be members of Lealands High School.

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