Inclusion Support Assistant - Sir Graham Balfour School

Inclusion Support Assistant

Sir Graham Balfour School

Full Time, Permanent, 37 hours per week

Salary: £25,989 - £26,403 (pro rata where applicable)

Start Date: September 2026

About the Role

Sir Graham Balfour School is seeking to appoint a committed and resilient Inclusion Support Assistant to support students in improving their behaviour, enabling them to engage more effectively in their learning and make positive academic progress. Working under the direction of the Head of Alternative Provision, you will use your knowledge, experience, and personal qualities to provide targeted support for pupils who require additional behavioural guidance. Your role will be key in promoting a calm, purposeful learning environment where all students can succeed.

This is a varied role, with approximately:
• 50% of your time based in the School Inclusion Unit
• 50% working alongside students in mainstream lessons

Support may be delivered both within the classroom and in alternative learning environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting students to develop positive behaviour for learning.
• Helping pupils regulate their emotions and behaviour to improve classroom engagement.
• Implementing behaviour support strategies and intervention plans.
• Providing one to one and small group support for targeted students.
• Supervising and supporting students within the Inclusion Unit.
• Reinforcing school expectations, routines, and values consistently.
• Supporting teachers in managing behaviour effectively within lessons.
• Helping students re engage in learning following disruption or absence from lessons.
• Recording and reporting on student progress, behaviour, and engagement.
• Building positive relationships with students to promote trust, resilience, and self esteem.
• Supporting restorative conversations and behaviour reflection processes.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Experience working with young people, preferably in a school or similar setting.
• A strong understanding of behaviour management strategies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to remain calm and patient under pressure.
• A proactive and flexible approach to supporting students.
• A genuine commitment to inclusion and improving outcomes for all learners.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

At Sir Graham Balfour we offer

• A friendly, well motivated staff, who embrace willingly a culture of professional development.
• An ever growing reputation in the local community which has resulted in the school being consistently oversubscribed in an area where student rolls are falling.
• A very positive climate for learning.
• A first rate learning environment. We are housed in buildings completed in 2002 and financed via a PFI initiative.
• Innovative collaboration and an increasing roll at KS5.
• A commitment to inclusive practice.