Job Description

Student Engagement Co-ordinator

40 hours / 42 weeks

Actual Salary: 24,727 - 26,401

Application Deadline Tuesday 22nd at 12pm

Interviews will take place Friday 25th

Sunfield Specialist School and Children's Home sustains a distinguished historical legacy in the beautiful Clent Hills, West Midlands. Sunfield's farm, walled garden and woodlands provide excellent opportunities for outdoor learning and practical activities. Sunfield is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.

Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales. We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.

We are looking for aStudent Engagement Co-ordinator to create and implement a student engagement and positive approaches strategy across Sunfield School. This will be carried out whilst taking into consideration aesthetics, location and environment. The post holder will be expected to identify and deliver strategies that achieve a high level of student engagement within Ruskin Mill's unique method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) and Rudolf Steiner's approach.

The main duties of the role will include:

Work in conjunction with the Pastoral Health and Care Manager, devising and embedding effective behaviour management strategies for implementation within the student group Work collaboratively with the Executive Principal in devising and developing effective learner engagement strategies Communicate with the Executive Principal and the HEaRT Co-ordinator regarding the development of PSTE throughout the curriculum Tailor observations to individual student needs, comparing behaviours in different environments (e.g., land-based vs. classroom settings) and evaluating the impact of PSTE on outcomes Conduct more frequent and targeted observations of student behaviour, providing valuable insights into their daily experiences and enabling deeper behavioural analysis. Liaise with internal stakeholders across education, care and therapies to ensure a consistent approach to student support is taken Manage administrative tasks related to occurrences and pastoral referrals Lead and deliver training sessions for staff, particularly in areas related to behaviour support and engagement To be a trainer as required, including being a CPI trainer Be trained in the delivery of medication
In addition, the responsibilities of Student Council Coordinator and Educational Visits Coordinator will be incorporated into these roles and discussed further with candidates during the interview process.

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

INDHP

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 24,727.00-26,401.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Have you got experience with key stakeholder engagement including Executive Principal, Educational Leadership Team, parents of students ?
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 22/07/2025
Reference ID: INDHP