Pastoral and Behaviour Support Assistant

Meadowdale Primary School, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7XQ

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,844.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 8

Pastoral and Behaviour Support Assistant job summary

Part time, fixed until 9th July 2026.

Grade 8. 30 hours, 39 weeks (38 term time + 1 week during holidays)

£19, 844(Actual)

Working pattern:8.45 - 3.15 Monday - Friday half hour lunch break

The Pastoral and Behaviour Assistant will work alongside teaching and pastoral staff to remove barriers to learning for pupils displaying social, emotional, and behavioural needs, enabling them to participate fully in school life. This includes providing targeted SEMH interventions, coaching positive behaviour, supporting emotional literacy, and promoting well-being and inclusion.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experience supporting children with behaviour, emotional or pastoral needs.
• Understanding of child development, SEMH needs and behaviour drivers.
• Ability to implement and evaluate behaviour and emotional literacy strategies
• Has a good level of literacy and numeracy.
• Is patient, engaging, caring and creative.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support pupils in managing emotions, behaviour, and social interactions through agreed strategies and restorative approaches.
• Implement small group and 1:1 emotional literacy, behaviour, and social skills interventions.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with identified pupils and act as a consistent key adult.
• Support pupils in developing self-esteem, resilience, independence, and confidence.
• Encourage positive behaviour in line with school policy and respond calmly to challenging situations.
• Work under the guidance of teachers to support learning activities in class, small groups, or individually.
• Assist in assessing pupils’ needs and contribute to planning and evaluating targeted
• interventions.
• Provide feedback to pupils and staff on progress against learning, behaviour, and emotional targets.
• Support pupils with SEND and SEMH barriers to access the curriculum effectively.

Essential Qualifications:

• Level 2 in English and Maths
• NVQ Level 3 in Supporting Teaching C Learning or equivalent
• Training or qualifications in SEMH, ELSA, nurture practice or behaviour support

Safeguarding and Recruitment:

Our Schools/Trust and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. For all short-listed candidates, references will be requested in advance of the interview, and an online search will be carried out. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure, proof of ID, social media checks, medical clearance, and checks regarding the right to work in the UK.

Why join us?

• Welcoming, inclusive workplace.
• Opportunities for growth and career progression in a Trust that invests in its people.
• A supportive environment for your professional development.

Benefits

• Free parking on site.
• Access to well-being services.
• An excellent pension (LGPS)
• Staff development opportunities
• Bike to work scheme.

Learn Academies Trust is a Disability Confident employer and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

Learn Academies Trust is committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and creating a truly inclusive Trust. We are determined to ensure all our stakeholders flourish and thrive. We aim to foster a culture where all are valued and respected. We acknowledge and celebrate all protected characteristics. We endeavour to remove all barriers to learning and participation. Our ED&I Policy and objectives are integral to all that we do.

Our vision for ED&I is simple: we aim to create an environment where everyone has a seat at the table, where everyone has a voice and where everyone belongs. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references (these will be requested if you are shortlisted) and successful completion of vetting.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy if organisational priorities change.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Meadowdale Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 383 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowdale Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowdale-primary-school

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