Pastoral Support Assistant

Fred Nicholson School, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1JB

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  24 September 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  15 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403 to £28,142 FTE

Pastoral Support Assistant job summary

Tel: 01362 693915

Email: office@frednicholson.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.frednicholson.norfolk.sch.uk

Headteacher: Heidi Philpott

• Salary: Scale E, (£26,403 to £28,142 FTE)
• Permanent
• Full Time
• 37 hours per week
• Term time + 2 weeks

Are you:

• ready for an opportunity to make a real difference to families’ and pupils’ lives?
• looking for a friendly and supportive team to work within?
• keen for professional development?

Fred Nicholson School is a Complex Needs School meeting the needs of young people with learning difficulties and associated needs from 7yrs-18yrs. Our pupils learn through an EYFS and Primary based curriculum in line with their cognitive ability. 

We are looking for a committed and caring Pastoral Support Assistant to support the Safeguarding and Attendance Lead to enable pupils, particularly the most disadvantaged, to have full access to educational opportunities and overcome barriers to learning and participation.

This role will work in partnership with families, parents, carers and pupils focusing their work on preventative and early intervention activities, offering support and guidance in a non-judgemental way.

For full details of this role please read the attached Job Description, if you have any questions please contact Claire Townly, HR Assistant at hr@frednicholson.norfolk.sch.uk

Working Hours & Salary:

• Monday 8.30am – 4.30pm
• Tuesday 8.30am – 4.30pm
• Wednesday 8.30am – 4.30pm
• Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm
• Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm

The additional 2 weeks will be worked as:

• 5 days - directed professional development days 
• 5 days – as agreed during the school holiday period to meet the needs of the role.

Permanent role, 6-month probation period including a staff induction programme

Applications are encouraged from people who:

• Have knowledge of the social and emotional factors that affect a child’s capacity to learn. 
• Have knowledge of available support services and referral routes and an awareness of the legislation affecting school attendance requirements.
• have good people skills, can build positive, professional relationships and communicate effectively with families, children and external agencies and show commitment to working in a caring, supportive team. 
• have a commitment to training - we are committed to our investment in staff and you will access an induction programme, whole school CPD opportunities and any further training that may be appropriate to your role.
• You will also need a level of resilience and a sense of humour.

Please note: Whilst Fred Nicholson School is currently based in Dereham we will be relocated to Lynn Road, Swaffham in 2026.

How to apply

A job description/person specification are available from ‘Attachments’

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Please return your completed application form to Claire Townly via email to - hr@frednicholson.norfolk.sch.uk

Closing date: 24 September 2025, 9am

Interview date: Likely 2 October. We will be reviewing applications as they come in, and promising candidates may be invited for interview before the closing date.      

Fred Nicholson School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and to be DBS checked.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

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

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 Fred Nicholson School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 197 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fred Nicholson School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fred-nicholson-school

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