Intervention Support Worker

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Intervention Support Worker to join our supportive team at our secondary school. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to make a real difference to the lives of young people by providing targeted support to help them develop academically, socially and emotionally. As an Intervention Support Worker, you will work with students who require additional support to access learning, improve their progress and build confidence. You will deliver targeted interventions, work with small groups and individual students, and support those who may be experiencing difficulties with their learning, attendance, behaviour or wellbeing. Working closely with teaching staff, the SEND team and pastoral colleagues, you will help identify barriers to learning and provide tailored support to ensure students have the best possible opportunities to succeed.

Your responsibilities will include

Delivering targeted one-to-one and small-group interventions to support students' progress and achievement. Supporting students to develop their confidence, resilience, independence and positive learning behaviours. Helping students overcome barriers to learning, including academic, social and emotional challenges. Monitoring and recording student progress, providing feedback to teachers and relevant colleagues. Building positive relationships with students and encouraging engagement, participation and a positive attitude towards learning. Supporting students with additional needs, where appropriate, to access the curriculum. Working collaboratively with teaching staff, pastoral teams and families to ensure a consistent approach to student support. Promoting the school's values, high expectations and commitment to safeguarding. Our ethos is ‘Aspiring and Achieving Together’. Whilst we are committed to ensuring that every student makes excellent progress, this concept stretches well beyond academic performance. We firmly believe that every aspect of school should equip learners to be successful in all areas of their lives, both now and for their future. Indeed, every single decision or action taken improves the life chances of all our learners. This is underpinned by ensuring The Westleigh school is a safe, nurturing and happy environment: put simply, The Westleigh School is a great place to learn and a great place to work. Uniting with The Shaw Education Trust brings with it new opportunities and a wealth of resources to supplement our mission to improve outcomes for all our students. Colleagues will have access to a large range of well-established training opportunities, such as a fully funded L5 Instructional Coaching qualification or Accelerated Leadership training, for those aspiring to Middle Leadership. Outstanding teachers will also achieve Trust Professional Advocate designation, which provides exciting opportunities to support colleagues within both The Westleigh School and across other SET schools to share best practice. With this brings the opportunity to engage in the cross-trust peer review and Trust CPD programme. All candidates are required to provide a supporting statement on the formal application forms which states clearly your reasons for applying, skills and experience for this position. At

Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life.

Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or

leading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful. Our

values—opportunity, integrity, community, and equity—guide everything we

do. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power of

learning.” We bring this to life through our mission: working

together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice

matters, and every learner thrives. We

are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools,

proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury. Our

people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their development

through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes,

and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled,

confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster a

culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real

difference. You

will join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and a

strong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust has

an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailored

learning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures. If

you have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and create

futures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team. Together,

let’s make the remarkable happen. We

believe every child has the potential to be extraordinary. In

our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to

curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all

students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum

models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and

provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We

want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful,

and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our

innovation include moving towards a trust wide approach to enrichment and

competitions, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities

for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing

vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school

curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to

develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T

Levels and apprenticeships. Shaw

Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or

Support Staff employment

An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support

Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)

Support Staff only based on working full time,

all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of

employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’

service including Bank Holidays)

Access to

Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan

Enjoy

health services designed to support your well-being.

Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support

and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of

discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.

Free Eye Tests

Cycle to work scheme

Access to our Institute of

Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and

flourish in your role and in the Trust. We

know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to

ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding

one. Colleagues

within the

Trust benefit from

Access to a full range of courses both in-house and

professionally accredited. These courses include a variety of the National

Professional Qualifications and the Early Carer Teacher Programme delivered by

Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. Experienced

leadership and subject-specific support. Guidance

from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust. Access

to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT. Opportunities

to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate. Participating

in peer reviews. Access

to a suite of online courses. Placement

projects within our family of schools.

Actual Salary

£27,034 - £30,344 FTE

Working Hours

37 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 5 Inset days (working 39 weeks)