Job Introduction
Start date: September 2026
Closing date: 9am, 15 July 2026
Interview Date: TBC
The Hamble School is looking to appoint a School Attendance Coach. This an exciting opportunity to join The Hamble School. Our vision ‘We Care, We Aim High, We Learn and Achieve Together’ encapsulates the work we do every day. We have been recently graded as ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted and we are continuing to ensure that we provide the very best education for all our students.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced individual to be involved in primarily supporting with SEMH and EBSA needs. You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the room under the direction of the Attendance and Family Support Manager. The key purpose of the role is providing high quality care and support for a small group of students with a range of needs. This will include the delivery of a range of support intervention packages that will help these students engage and access mainstream provisions.
The person appointed will:
- Have a passion for inclusion
- Be skilled at relating well to children with emotional, social and behavioural difficulties
- Be able to work proactively, independently, and also as part of a school team
- Be relentless in enjoying a challenge and infusing their work with hope
- Be able to hold all children in mind with unconditional positive regard
- Have an awareness of therapeutic approaches to supporting students
In return, we can offer you:
- a positive and optimistic working environment focused on staff well-being, student welfare, progress and high standards of achievement and behaviour;
- personal career development to assist you in the fulfilment of your ambitions;
- a well-equipped campus with excellent gym and swimming facilities run by Everyone Active which staff can take advantage of for free, access to leisure and sports classes at heavily discounted membership rates and preferential rates for family members;
- the opportunity to apply for discounted childcare placements with Hamble Early Years Centre, based directly next to the school;
- free on-site parking and good local public transport links to the school (bus/ rail).
We welcome visits to the school to see us in action and invite you to come and have an informal chat and meet the deputy Headteacher.
For further details please go to the school website www.thehambleschool.co.uk, click on ‘Our School’ and ‘Vacancies’.
To apply please click “Apply”. New users of Education Jobs South will need to register an account – you may need to check your junk email folder for set up instructions and add no-reply@education-jobs.org.uk to your list of safe senders. To arrange a visit or to find out more about this vacancy, please contact Jenni Fradgley, HR Officer, at hr@thehambleschool.co.uk. If you currently work in a school, please ensure your first reference is from your current Headteacher.
We look forward to receiving your application.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Hamble School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate with children’s barred list check along with other relevant employment checks. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, prior to interview online searches will be undertaken and references will be requested. The Hamble School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies can be located via the school website https://www.thehambleschool.co.uk/policies-procedures/
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