Student Support Leader

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9PW

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  2 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26332.23
• Additional allowances:

  Key Benefits of working for Aldridge Education

  🌟 Join the Aldridge Education Family! 🌟

  Looking for a fulfilling career with great perks? Here's why working for Aldridge Education is the right choice for you:

  ✨ Aldridge Benefits Scheme – Enjoy exclusive offers and discounts tailored just for you! ; 🚴 Cycle to Work Scheme – Save money and stay fit with our bike-friendly benefits. ; 💬 Employee Assistance Programme – Your well-being matters! Access free, confidential support whenever you need it. ; ⏰ Flexible Working Opportunities – Balance work and life with flexibility that suits you. ; 🚗 Free On-Site Parking – No more hunting for parking, we’ve got your spot covered. ; 🌿 Generous Annual Leave – Start with a great holiday allowance, and it gets even better after 5 years! ; 🏦 Pension Schemes – Secure your future with access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme. ; 🤝 Refer a Friend Scheme – Know someone who would love it here? Earn rewards by bringing them on board!

Student Support Leader job summary

🔎 Are you passionate about student wellbeing and driven to ensure every young person can thrive?

We are seeking a committed and inspiring Student Support Leader to play a pivotal role in strengthening behaviour and pastoral provision across the Academy. This is a key position at the heart of our school community, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting difference in the lives of young people.

You will lead proactive behaviour support strategies, using data to identify underachievement and coordinate targeted interventions that build resilience, restore confidence, and enable students to access learning successfully. Working closely with staff, students, families, and external agencies, you will monitor and evaluate support plans, prevent bullying, resolve conflicts, and ensure that students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn throughout the school day.

🔍 What We’re Looking For

✅ Experience working with young people in an educational, pastoral, or inclusion setting

✅ Strong understanding of behaviour support, safeguarding, and inclusive practice

✅ The ability to analyse data and use it to plan and evaluate impactful interventions

✅ Excellent communication, organisation, and relationship-building skills

✅ A proactive, solution-focused approach that promotes resilience and high standards

✅ A belief that every student can succeed, regardless of the barriers they face

📨 Ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Apply now.

Further details about the role including the full job description and person specification can be found in the document link at the bottom of the page.

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 Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 813 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brighton Aldridge Community Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brighton-aldridge-community-academy

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) is a sponsored academy and is part of the Aldridge Education MAT. We are a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational academy in Brighton, East Sussex. We specialists in Sports and Entrepreneurship.

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