Pastoral Support Assistant

Colne Primet Academy, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JF

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Attainments

Good general education, including at least GCSE Grade 4/C in English and Maths or equivalent qualifications - Essential

Education related qualification - Desirable

First Aid at Work certificate - Desirable

Knowledge

Experience of working with staff, students and their parents/carers within a secondary school or other educational setting - Essential

Knowledge of Government legislation around safeguarding and child protection - Essential

Understanding of children with emotional and social needs - Essential

Building positive relationships through effective parental communication - Essential

Experience of developing intervention plans to support students with social, behavioural and emotional needs - Desirable

Supporting staff in their pastoral capacity to support students Essential

Effectively working in a multi-agency setting - Desirable

Experience of using educational management systems (SIMs) and safeguarding systems (CPOMs) - Desirable

Skills and Abilities

To be flexible and able to take both a proactive and responsive approach towards the role - Essential

To be a good communicator and be able to present to a wide range of audiences - Essential

To promote equality of opportunity throughout all aspects of Academy life - Essential

To undertake the role with energy, enthusiasm and tenacity - Essential

Attitudes and Beliefs

Commitment to excellence - Essential

Commitment to inclusivity, equality and diversity - Essential

Commitment to the role of secondary education in developing children’s life chances and enabling them to achieve their full potential - Essential

Commitment to ensuring a healthy and safe environment and the welfare of children and staff - Essential

Commitment to regular and on-going professional development - Essential

Commitment to high professional and personal standards of work and conduct - Essential

What the school offers its staff

Now is a really exciting time to be joining Colne Primet Academy as we go through a period of rapid expansion, both in terms of staff and student numbers and with extensive new building and refurbishment work recently completed and opened from September 2024.

We currently have 875 students on roll from a diverse range of backgrounds, and the students numbers continue to grow up to our full capacity of 1050 over the next few years. Throughout the school, we have students who speak 23 different languages. Working with such a diverse community brings lots of opportunities for students to learn more about each other and themselves.

By joining the Primet family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. The core drive of being part of the Primet staff team is about wanting the best for our students, and to help them overcome any barriers to their success. Our aim here at Colne Primet Academy is to give each and every child the very best educational start in life. At all times, we guide, support and inspire.

We collaborate with our colleagues at West Craven High School as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.

We are proud of the positive atmosphere that exists within the Academy. Visitors very often comment on the calm and orderly surroundings and the warm, welcoming and friendly ethos we have created. We believe that high achievement comes as a result of a positive atmosphere, high expectations and mutual respect.

Our core values are based on the Primet Positives: Progressing, Respectful, Inclusive, Motivated, Expressive and Together. These values are embedded in everything we do throughout school, and we are very proud of what Colne Primet Academy stands for in its community – we hope you want to be a part of that too.

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

https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Pastoral Support Assistant (1).pdf - 2.21 MB (opens in new tab)

About Colne Primet Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 858 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colne Primet Academy website
• Email address: cbrannon@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 01282 863970
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colne-primet-academy

Colne Primet Academy became part of the Pendle Education Trust family in 2013 and has experienced transformational change across all areas since then. Former Principal Lynne Blomley has now moved into an Executive Principal for Secondary Education role with the Trust, and the Academy is led by Julia Pilkington.

The school was named Secondary School of the Year at the 2021 East Lancashire Education Awards.

Arranging a visit to Colne Primet Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cbrannon@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk.

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