Education and Pastoral Assistant

Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School, Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1JG

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  3 July 2024 at 10am

• Date listed

  26 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,735.00 - £18,032.00 Annually (Actual)

Education and Pastoral Assistant job summary

The Wensum Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Education and Pastoral Assistant to join our vibrant staffing team at Wells Primary and Nursery School. We are looking for a dedicated and nurturing person who will work as part of our school team to help deliver our vision of the school being 'anchored in the community and setting sail for success’ .

We are a creative team working in the beautiful location of Wells-Next-The-Sea on the North Norfolk coast. We work to our strengths and take every opportunity to do the very best for our children and their families.

We are looking for an Education and Pastoral Assistant who demonstrates:

• A dynamic and enthusiastic approach to developing and shaping children's education and bringing out the best in our pupils.

• A positive attitude towards being part of a vibrant and forward-thinking staff team.

• A caring and nurturing person who works with children following our emotion coaching and relational approach.

We would love to show you around so that we can share all that we do within our coastal community.

Being a part of The Wensum Trust’s family of schools offers employees unique experiences to work alongside our strategic partners and to collaborate with a wider network of staff. As a trust we have professionalised the role of education support. All of our Education and Pastoral Assistants are paid at either scale D or E with opportunities for pay progression. We believe in professional development at all levels. Therefore, we invest in our staff by providing opportunities for growth and upskilling. Our career progression pathways allow support staff to develop and advance within our schools. As a progressive trust, we aim to stay ahead of an ever-evolving educational landscape.

We value our staff and are committed to supporting their wellbeing. We have an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which all staff can access 24 hours a day. The EAP provides counselling services, legal information and guidance, musculoskeletal services and online resources such as nutrition diaries, healthy eating plans, personal coaching questionnaires and tools and fitness programmes.

We care about bringing together the most able people, to help us achieve our vision of providing a rounded education for children, quality support for their families and opportunities to enrich our communities.

For further information on this vacancy and our school, please contact Rachel Stroulger on head@wells-next-the-sea.norfolk.sch.uk

Safer Recruitment

The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 225 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School website (opens in new tab)
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