Inclusion Co-ordinator and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead; DDSL

Job reference REQ Date posted 12/06/2026 Final date to receive applications 26/06/2026 Location Scunthorpe (Melior Community Academy) Salary Grade H Points 25 to 28 (£36,363 to £39,152 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £31,696.11. Annual weeks 39 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Education Support Attachments Job description
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Melior Community Academy are looking to appoint an Inclusion Co-ordinator and DDSL to join our academy in September 2026 on a full time, permanent basis.

Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

• Promote a learning environment which supports high expectations.
• Lead the Inclusion team, ensuring that student learning and achievement needs are met and contributing to the effectiveness of the team.
• Model the vision and values of the academy and the Trust, receive and act on feedback to build on strengths and improve personal performance.
• Communicate clear purpose and vision to the Inclusion team, leading on all aspects of inclusion.
• Always promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
• Support the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) in the academy in your role as Deputy DSL.

Melior Community Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. The Academy opened in January 2013 for students aged 11 to 16. We are a fully inclusive Academy with a distinctively warm ethos and continue to have the highest aspirations for, and expectations of, our students. The school has recently been rebuilt and facilities are excellent, located within easy commuting distance of the main urban areas this is a great place to work.

We are looking to recruit well qualified and talented staff who will complement and add to a dynamic team and who have all the right attributes to make a valid contribution to the wider life of the school and ensure that students are making the right progress.

Holiday Entitlement: minimum 37 days (subject to pro rata if working part‑time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

The Trust reserves the right to close adverts early.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.