Pastoral Assistant

Newland School for Girls, Hull, HU6 7RU

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £22,615.00 - £24,111.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5, SCP 8 - 12

Pastoral Assistant job summary

Pastoral Assistant

Salary: Grade 5 (SCP 8 - 12) £22,615- £24,111 Actual annual salary

Hours: 35 hours per week, Term Time Only + 5 Training Days

(Permanent Contract )

(To start as soon as possible)

Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust is a vibrant family of ten schools across Hull - three secondary and seven primary - united by a shared purpose: to inspire pupils to thrive in life. Each Thrive school is a dynamic community of staff, pupils, and families working together to unlock every child’s potential.

The Opportunity

Working under the supervision of the Deputy Headteacher, Child Protection and Safeguarding Manager, you must provide targeted support and guidance to students. This includes delivering intervention programmes to facilitate learning and helping manage student welfare across the school. Additionally, you will be required to support and implement intervention strategies to address the pastoral and learning needs of students across both Key Stages.

What We Offer

• An inclusive and forward-thinking Multi-Academy Trust

• Opportunities for professional growth and development

• Access to our staff benefits platform, including retail discounts, gym membership offers, and savings schemes such as cycle-to-work

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

What You Will Bring

We are seeking a compassionate and proactive individual with proven experience supporting the pastoral, personal, or emotional needs of young people, ideally within an educational or youth setting. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in delivering targeted intervention strategies, managing challenging behavior, and collaborating with families and safeguarding teams to remove barriers to learning. Strong communication skills, empathy, and a solid understanding of child protection protocols and student welfare across Key Stages are essential.

Next Steps

We are proud to be a Level 1 Disability Confident Committed Employer. Through this accreditation, we will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

For further information and an informal discussion, please contact Helen Edwards by email on edwardsh@thrivetrust.uk

• Closing date: Friday 13th November 2026, 12 noon

• Interviews: Monday 23rd November 2026

Please note, we do not accept CVs; applications must be submitted using our application form. Should you require any adjustments to this, please contact people@thrivetrust.uk

As part of Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust's commitment to safer recruitment processes and in accordance with statutory guidance: Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging.

Please visit Thrive Trust website to view our Job Applicants Privacy Notice, which explains how we collect, store, and use personal data about individuals applying for jobs at our school.

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

Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each school has a robust SafeguardingPolicy and all staff receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout their employment.

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 Newland School for Girls

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 610 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Newland School for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newland-school-for-girls

Newland School for Girls is a diverse, highly aspirational and academically high achieving school. We are rightly proud of being all-girls, serving and educating young ladies in Hull for over 100 years. We encourage every student to have high aspirations and the ambition to succeed. Newland School for Girls is recognised as the one of the highest achieving schools in Yorkshire in 2018, placed in the top 10% of schools in Hull and placed 12th out of similar schools nationally.

We offer a unique educational experience in the city and girls who are part of our school become part of the strong network of Newland Old Girls, within the city and beyond. We promote the traditional values of respect, care for each other and self-discipline, while celebrating the school’s diverse talents, abilities and cultures. Our students work together in a well-ordered, harmonious and happy community drawn from all cultures and backgrounds across the city. We place a high value on care and nurture to enable all our students to make rapid academic progress and grow into caring and responsible young adults. Our students have a keen appreciation of moral values, a lively sense of purpose and a justified pride in themselves. They value highly the support they receive from teachers, the challenge they receive in lessons and the tolerance and respect all students have for each other in their school community.

We have high levels of attendance and punctuality. Our students are successful, personable and motivated to learn. “Students’ good behaviour and highly positive attitudes to learning are underpinned by good promotion of spiritual, moral, social and cultural education.” We place a high value on the development of character alongside, a student’s ability to achieve excellent examination results.

Please feel free to visit us and see how we work together to provide a truly outstanding experience for your daughter

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