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Enabling Education Support Worker

Westbourne Academy

Suffolk

  • Expired
Salary:
£22,714 - £24,619 (actual salary for term time only)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
12 September 2025

Job overview

Required ASAP/1 January 2026

Westbourne Academy are searching for the best education professionals to join our trust. Are you passionate about making a difference to our children’s learning? Do you understand the importance of education?

Westbourne Academy are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, engaging and committed individual to fill the post of Enabling Education Support Worker.  The successful candidate must demonstrate a proactive interest in education and a desire to support the school in achieving the best possible outcomes for all students.

The purpose of this role is to provide on call support to all staff in order to help students overcome barriers to learning and promote achievement for all students. This will include encouraging students to attend lessons on time, contribute to the general safety and discipline of the school and to support the seclusion and removal rooms, acting as a mentor to students accessing restorative programmes as directed.

The ideal candidate will have a good basic level of education to GCSE level (to include English and Maths grade 4/C or above) and have experience of working with young people of secondary schooling. Demonstrable experience in handling challenging behaviour and working successfully with young people are essential. You will be an ambitious professional and will join an academy which is dynamic and inspiring, creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students.

About us

Westbourne Academy in Ipswich isn’t just a school – it’s a microcosm of the world with students from all around the globe. Between them they speak 50 languages, and their unique perspectives on learning and life make this a very special academy.

We welcome fresh ideas from all our staff and actively value their creativity and imagination. We are passionate about improving our practice, and we are always keen to find new ways to do things.

About Academy Transformation Trust

We are proud to be a part of the Academy Transformation Trust family of academies whose mission is to transform the learning, aspirations and opportunities for their pupils and the communities in which they live. This commitment also extends to staff who are key to their success.

What’s in it for you?

Access to continuous personal development programs. A bespoke platform supporting colleague welfare and benefits, including pension scheme, employee assistance program (EAP), recognition and reward scheme, cycle to work scheme and discounts on many major high street brands.

For more information and to apply, please visit our vacancies page.

Closing date: Friday, 12 September 2025.

Interview date: To be confirmed.

Westbourne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.













About Westbourne Academy

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  • Westbourne Academy
  • Marlow Road, Ipswich
  • Suffolk
  • IP1 5JN
  • United Kingdom

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A warm welcome to Westbourne Academy!

We are on a very exciting journey as we strive to make sure that all of our students get a quality education and leave our academy with the personal skills to make them happy and successful young adults. We are a fully inclusive academy, who pride ourselves on striving to meet the needs of the individual.

We believe that strong academic progress and qualifications are important, but that they need to be accompanied with the softer skills of confidence, compassion, cooperation and effective communication. We pride ourselves on delivering a broad and balanced curriculum, where all students can discover the diversity of different subjects and experiences both within and outside of the academy. We encourage our staff to make teaching and learning engaging and challenging.

Our STAR ethos encapsulates what we are aspiring to achieve here at the academy on a daily basis.

Be Safe

Be Thoughtful

Be Accountable

Be Respectful

We strive for our students to have the knowledge and understanding to stay safe and to be able to make the right decisions in a rapidly changing world of technology, risk and social media.

We want our students to be thoughtful towards each other, our staff, our local community and our global community. Being polite, holding doors open, showing compassions for others through charity work are qualities that we hold very highly.

We need to prepare students to be accountable for their decisions and choices. That is why we put such high value on 100% attendance and punctuality. Students should take pride in their uniform, the presentation of their work and their commitment to home learning. Our duty is to create an appreciation that through accountability and hard work, students are rewarded and can reach for the stars.

Westbourne is a truly diverse and mixed community in terms of nationality and language. We strive to ensure that our students are respectful of this diversity and courteous to our staff and community.

We look forward to sharing our journey with you at this special academy.

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