Are you passionate about creating positive learning environments and empowering students to thrive? Leigh Academy Minster is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Inclusion Room and Alternative Provision Officer to join our team!
This pivotal role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on student well-being and success. You'll be instrumental in supporting students within our internal support rooms, ensuring a calm and productive space, while also overseeing all aspects of our Alternative Provision to ensure the best possible outcomes for every young person.
You'll lead the supervision of students in our internal support rooms, fostering an environment where they can reflect, reset, and continue their learning effectively. Crucially, you will also manage and quality-assure all aspects of our Alternative Provision placements, from administration and admissions to monitoring progress and ensuring safeguarding. This dual focus ensures seamless support for students both within and beyond the academy walls.
About You:
We're looking for a highly organised, empathetic, and resilient individual who can build strong relationships with students, staff, parents, and external agencies. You'll have:
- A calm, positive, and proactive attitude with excellent communication skills.
- The ability to supervise students effectively, maintaining high standards of behaviour and work.
- Strong administrative skills to manage placements, records, and reports.
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all students.
- A 'can-do' approach, ready to make a real difference.
Why Join Leigh Academy Minster?
- Direct Impact: Play a crucial role in student behaviour, learning, and future pathways.
- Dual Focus: Gain diverse experience supporting students both in-house and through external provisions.
- Supportive Environment: Work within a dedicated team committed to high expectations and student success.
- Professional Growth: Opportunity to develop your expertise in inclusion and alternative provision within a dynamic academy.
If you're ready to take on a role with real purpose and contribute to a supportive and effective learning environment, we'd love to hear from you!
Please note: Interviews for this position will commence in September 2025 when the Academy returns.
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information please contact Amy Wenban (Recruitment Advisor) on amy.wenban@latrust.org.uk
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust
As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.