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Student Support Leader
Lift Unity City, Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
16 September 2026 at 9:31am
Date listed
2 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £27000 - £30271 per annum
Student Support Leader job summary
Do you care about helping young people succeed and supporting their wellbeing every day? Lift Unity City is looking for a Student Support Leader to join our pastoral team.
We believe every child deserves an excellent education, and our team works together to make that happen. Our approach to pastoral care puts students at the heart of everything we do, and we value creativity, teamwork, and honest communication.
About the role
You'll look after students in a specific year group, helping them with behaviour, attendance, and wellbeing. This role is about building trusted relationships with students, families, and colleagues to create a supportive school community. Would you like to be part of a team where your work makes a real difference?
Key responsibilities
* Support students with their wellbeing by providing proactive pastoral support and early intervention to help them feel included in school life
* Work with teachers and families to create plans that help students succeed
* Work with the SEND team and other agencies to provide the right support
* Monitor behaviour, attendance and punctuality, identifying trends and implementing effective strategies
* Act as a key worker for vulnerable and "at risk" students, including those with SEND or safeguarding needs
* Use data systems to track, analyse and report on student progress, behaviour and pastoral trends
We are looking for someone who has
* GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4/C or above) or equivalent
* Experience motivating young people and promoting high expectations
* Strong data skills - able to analyse trends and use insights to drive action
* Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection and the education sector
* Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with students, families and professionals
* Calm, confident behaviour management with the ability to de-escalate challenging situation.
About Lift Unity City
Lift Unity City a thriving and diverse school in Middlesbrough, known for its sharp focus on student success and we are proud of our supportive community and collaborative culture. Our school vision is simple, yet powerful- 'everyone has a determination to succeed, a love of learning, pride in their school and a strength of character.' Alongside excellent leadership and teaching, we will help children to go on to lead successful and happy lives.
Here, you'll be part of a passionate team committed to making a real difference, with the opportunity to contribute to an exciting school improvement journey and see your impact firsthand. With a clear vision and strong community behind us, Lift Unity City is a place where success is the expectation.
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 62 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation
Lift Schools offer you:
* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals
At Lift Schools, we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences. We're committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and we want you to bring your whole self to work. Does this sound like the right environment for you?
Do you have the right to work in the UK? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Lift Unity City
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1033 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Lift Unity City website
Welcome to Lift Unity City where our vision is of a school in which staff and students have a determination to succeed, a love of learning, pride in the school and a strength of character. We are committed to ensuring that all students are equipped with the academic and emotional skills which will allow them to lead successful and fulfilling lives.
All students follow a vision programme which aims to develop nine key character traits (curiosity, courage, empathy, enthusiasm, gratitude, integrity, resilience, self-belief and self-control). These character traits have been shown to boost academic performance and increase the chances of future success. Tutors and pupils work closely to develop these characteristics, tracking pupil progress throughout the year and intervening where necessary.
We take from a very diverse catchment area which means that our students are at the heart of everything we do, and we challenge and support them to achieve their full potential. You will find our students to be engaging, proud to live in and give back to their community and are ready to learn – all we need is you!
Ofsted
During our last inspection Lift Unity City secured a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating (May 2022).
WHY JOIN OUR SCHOOL?
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with Lift Schools.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our Lift Schools Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
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