Job Description

Job: Academic Support Officer (Alternative Provision)

School: Secondary School, Lambeth, South London

Start date: January 2026 or sooner

Actual Annual Salary: £31,000 – £32,800

Contract: Full-time, permanent, term time only

Aston Education is looking for an Academic Support Officer (Alternative Provision) for an Ofsted Good 11-16 secondary school in Lambeth, South London.

The Academic Support Officer plays a key role in supporting students at the Alternative Provision. This role ensures students have access to the full curriculum, promotes positive behaviour, and supports reintegration into mainstream education.

The school offers:

• Generous local government pension scheme
• Excellent facilities
• Excellent professional development programme
• Funding for a range of Master’s qualifications
• Confidential coaching sessions
• Confidential counselling sessions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual travel season ticket loan

Key Responsibilities include:

• Support students’ literacy, numeracy, and core skills on KS3 and KS4.
• Maintain behaviour systems and create a positive learning environment.
• Implement strategies to remove barriers to student achievement.
• Track student attendance and performance, identifying underachievement and implementing interventions.
• Safeguard students’ health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Liaise with parents and external agencies.

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

• Degree, ideally with Psychology or Behavioural Science
• Experience supporting students academically and behaviourally in a secondary mainstream or SEND school
• Experience of tracking performance and implementing interventions
• Strong communication, and interpersonal skills
• Safeguarding training

Ofsted says: This is a caring school with an inclusive ethos. Leaders have created a strong community feel. Pupils spoken to said, ‘this school is very welcoming and open’ and ‘it feels like family’. They behave well during lessons and around the school site.

Closing date: As soon as possible

Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education for an informal chat and to apply for this Academic Support Officer (Alternative Provision) job.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.