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Pastoral Learning Support Assistant

Berrow Primary Church Academy, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, TA8 2LJ

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• Job start date

  6 January 2025

• Closing date

  20 November 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Part time - 31.25 hours per week (8.30-3.15pm Monday-Friday) Term Time Only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: TPLTSS4 £18,482 - £19,699 (actual salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will have;

• A desire to make a positive impact on children's education.
• The ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment.
• Good oral & written communication skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Good ICT skills.
• Patience, flexibility and adaptability, with the ability to manage own time effectively.

What the school offers its staff

As a TPLT employee, you will have access to incredible employee benefits, including -

• The PLaTform- Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
• Healthshield- A fully funded Healthcare Scheme for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
• Discounted nursery feesfor parents AND grandparentsat our Academy pre schools.
• Contributory pension schemeoffering generous employer contribution rates.
• CPD opportunitiesboth internally & externally.
• A very friendly school communitywith dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.

Flexible working opportunities

We are a flexible employer and will do our best to accommodate all types of working, so please do apply. We are an employer who takes staff workload seriously. We work together as one team to support each other, with the added benefit of being a part of a large Trust in the local area with opportunities that reflect this.

Further details about the role

The Priory Learning Trust is looking to recruit a passionate and caring individual as a Pastoral Learning Support Assistant to work at Berrow Primary Church Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who would relish the chance to support children to engage with learning, feel successful and to achieve the best they can. This role focuses on supporting the wider operations of Pastoral Support and Safeguarding within the Academy.

The successful applicant will be able to form strong positive relationships with individuals and be motivated to remove any potential barriers to learning. We are looking for an individual who wants to make a difference to young people and their educational experience.At Berrow, we are dedicated to improving outcomes for all children and believe all of our children can achieve incredible things. We aim to provide the highest quality of education and pastoral support for all children to help them to be successful.

The school has a dedicated, caring staff team who work creatively, in partnership with other schools across our Trust, to enable children to achieve great outcomes. We place great emphasis on supporting children on a social and emotional level and have a strong ethos of inclusion and belonging in line with our Church vision and values.We are part of The Priory Learning Trust, comprising of local primary and secondary schools, enabling us to work closely with a range of practitioners from all phases of education. This is a very exciting time for Berrow and a fantastic time to join us.

As part of this role, you will;

• Promote children’s well-being by encouraging them to develop good relationships with others. Motivate and empower them to develop their self-regulation and self- esteem and help them to adjust to new challenges.
• Work closely with staff at all levels in both teaching and support roles as well as with parents and students to ensure the safeguarding, mental health and behaviour provision of the Academy operates effectively.
• Work closely with families and children, creating supportive relationships and signposting them to available help.
• Contribute to the school-wide management of behaviour with all children and especially those who, at times, struggle in school.
• Assist in tracking complex student needs, coordinating multi-professional support and focussing school strategy on key safeguarding and mental health needs under the direction of the Safeguarding team, SENDCo and Headteacher.

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 Berrow Primary Church Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 151 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Berrow Primary Church Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@theplt.org.uk
• Phone number: 01934 529357
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/berrow-church-of-england-primary-school-burnham-on-sea (opens in new tab)

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