PASTORAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
The Aylesbury Vale Academy, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0WSThis job expired on 9 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,129.00 - £30,174.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary will reflect the working pattern of 40 weeks per year, 37 hours per week
PASTORAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT job summary
Pastoral Support assistants fulfil a vital role in our school support system. Working alongside an Achievement Director and Assistant Achievement Director, they provide administrative support for a year group of students. More significantly, they support students with their wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and attitudes. Pastoral Support Assistants are often the 'emotionally available adult' in so many of our students' lives and are often the first port of call for families.
If you are adaptive and able to be flexible in your approaches, have good listening and communication skills, a positive attitude towards young people and good organisational skills, then this may be the position for you.
Previous experience would be an advantage, but it is not essential as appropriate training would be offered to the right candidate.
Candidates must have a GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent qualification and be proficient in Microsoft packages. A knowledge of SIMS would be beneficial, but not essential as training will be provided.
We will offer you:-
- A workplace fully committed to the principles of the DfE Wellbeing Charter
- Staff-led Wellbeing Group work together to ensure staff wellbeing is a central focus
- Priority admissions for school staff
- Bespoke CPD that is often self-directed
- Free employee assistance programme
- Well-embedded systems that provide clear structures at the same time as allowing individuals to work with autonomy
- 10% discount on pre-school places
- 10% discount on Primary wraparound care
- 25% discount on the use of the Lettings facilities
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children will be reflected throughout the recruitment process and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and an online screening check.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children will be reflected throughout the recruitment process and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and an online screening check.
About The Aylesbury Vale Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 19
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 1831 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Aylesbury Vale Academy website
Thank you for expressing your interest in the post of Teacher of IT. This is a school where we aim to go beyond the expected to ensure that students' life chances are enhanced.
We are proud of our non-selective, fully inclusive status and believe that children and young people, regardless of their background, ability or circumstances can thrive and succeed here. That is why we place respect, aspiration and resilience at the heart of everything we do.
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