Pastoral Support Assistant
Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9JJ18 days remaining to apply
Closing date
24 October 2025 at 1am
Date listed
6 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £13.26 per hour
Pastoral Support Assistant job summary
Tel: 01760 337346
Email: jhornsby@cherrytreeacademy.norfolk.sch.uk
Web: www.cherrytreeacademy.co.uk
Headteacher: Joanne Hornsby
- Salary: Scale D5 £13.26 per hour
- Temporary until 31 October 2026
- Part Time
- 30 hours per week
- Term time + 1 week
- Start date: November 2025
Cherry Tree Academy is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Pastoral Care Team Member to join our supportive school community. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children.
As part of our Pastoral Care Team, you will:
- Support pupils with social and emotional needs, helping them to feel safe, included, and engaged in learning.
- Provide individual or small group interventions to promote emotional wellbeing and resilience, especially with Service Pupils.
- Work closely with teachers and other staff to build positive relationships and encourage inclusion.
- Monitor and record pupil progress, reporting to staff as needed.
- Promote positive behaviour, supporting children to take responsibility for their actions.
- Assist with supervision during school activities, including trips and visits.
About You
We are looking for someone who is caring, approachable and passionate about supporting children.
Essential:
- Good literacy and numeracy skills.
- Experience working with or caring for children of primary school age.
- Strong communication skills with both children and adults.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection.
- Ability to prioritise, adapt, and work effectively as part of a team.
Desirable:
- Relevant qualifications (e.g., Level 3 Teaching Assistant, SEND TA, or counselling/family support experience).
- First Aid training.
- Knowledge of child development, attachment difficulties, ASD, ADHD.
- Experience with pastoral and welfare support.
- Understanding of military family life.
What We Offer
- A warm, welcoming, and inclusive school community.
- Opportunities for professional development and training.
- The chance to play a vital role in supporting children’s wellbeing and success.
- For further information, please contact the office or to organise a visit. We would be happy to meet you.
How to apply:
A job description can be found under attachments.
To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Completed forms should be returned to - jhornsby@cherrytreeacademy.norfolk.sch.uk
Closing date: 24 October 2025
Interview date: 6 November 2025
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 186 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior website
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