Pastoral Support Assistant (Maternity Cover)

The Bishop Wand Church of England School, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, TW16 6LT

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  9 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,634.00 Annually (FTE) Pay Award Pending

Pastoral Support Assistant (Maternity Cover) job summary

Are you passionate about supporting young people to thrive?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and resilient Pastoral Support Assistant to join our Inclusion and Wellbeing Team from January 2027, providing maternity cover.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with young people and wants to make a real difference to their behaviour, attendance, wellbeing, safety and engagement in school.

Working closely with the pastoral team, Heads of Year and wider school community, you will support students across Key Stage 4, particularly those who may be vulnerable or require additional pastoral support. You will build positive relationships with students and their families, help resolve pastoral concerns and contribute to creating a safe, inclusive environment where every student can achieve their God-given potential.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of working with young people and/or within a school environment.

• Has a good understanding of inclusion, welfare and child protection.

• Can build positive and trusting relationships with students, parents/carers and colleagues.

• Has excellent communication and organisational skills.

• Is calm, resilient and confident when dealing with challenging situations.

• Can work effectively as part of a team while also using their own initiative.

• Is adaptable, self-motivated and able to prioritise competing demands.

• Is confident using Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Teams.

• Is committed to high expectations, positive behaviour and student wellbeing.

You will ideally have five GCSEs (or equivalent), including English and Maths at Grade C or above. Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead training and experience of working with external service providers would also be desirable.

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who genuinely cares about young people and understands the difference that effective pastoral support can make. You will be someone who can listen, encourage, challenge and support students while maintaining clear boundaries and high expectations.

If you are enthusiastic about helping young people overcome barriers and achieve their potential, we would love to hear from you.

For further information about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Profile.

We reserve the right to interview on receipt of application and prior to the advertised deadline.

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

The Bishop Wand C of E School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Scheme clearance is required for this position. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 The Bishop Wand Church of England School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Bishop Wand Church of England School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bishop-wand-church-of-england-school

With fifty-one years at the centre of the community in Sunbury on Thames and Spelthorne, we have a reputation for exceptional academic achievement, strong Christian values and providing an educational experience which creates high achieving confident articulate young people who most importantly love learning.

As a 11-19 School, we offer a seven-year education experience, with academic outcomes at GCSE and A Level, consistently exceeding the national benchmarks. We encourage all our students to complete their seven-year education journey here at Bishop Wand.

Students at Bishop Wand work hard, are well disciplined and are prepared to succeed in the competitive local and global environments in which we live. We are a traditional School in our approach to learning, we believe in high quality teaching in the classroom, supported by a wide range of extra-curricular activities that challenge and support our young people.

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