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Pastoral Support Assistant

The John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EH

This job expired on 17 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  17 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,163.00 - £30,060.00 Annually (FTE) Term time including training days, plus an additional 2 weeks. Pro rata for part time

Pastoral Support Assistant job summary

The John of Gaunt School are looking to recruit a Pastoral Support Assistant to join their team.

The postholder will be part of a dynamic pastoral team, working alongside other colleagues to provide comprehensive support for students. While the primary focus of this role is to improve and manage student behaviour, the postholder will also be expected to respond to the wider needs of students when other members of the team are unavailable. This may include providing support to students with emotional, social, or academic concerns, working with parents and carers and helping to maintain a positive, supportive environment for all students. Flexibility and a willingness to collaborate with team members is key to ensuring the well-being of all students.

The main job purpose is to support students in raising achievement and overcoming barriers to learning, with a further focus on one of the areas outlined below. The postholder will be expected to work 37 hours per week, 41 weeks per year – term time including training days, plus an additional 2 weeks to be worked as agreed with your line manager.

For further information about the role please view the attached documents.

This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. A copy of the school’s Safeguarding Children in Our School Policy and our Policy and Code of Conduct for Safe Practice are available on our website. An online profile search will be conducted and references will be sought on all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

The post is subject to receipt of an enhanced DBS to include children's barred list checks. Disclosure will contain details of formal cautions, reprimands and final warnings, as well as convictions.

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About The John of Gaunt School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1252 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The John of Gaunt School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-john-of-gaunt-school

The John of Gaunt School is large and dynamic school with approximately 1270 students on roll. We are currently a single Academy and actively promote collaboration with our feeder primary schools through the Trowbridge Schools’ Social Enterprise - Collaborative Schools Ltd and the West Wiltshire Alliance; a partnership of 8 secondary schools and Wiltshire College. Our school roll is rising significantly each year and our reputation has accelerated over the last two years. We are now at the forefront educational practice and we are delighted that our recent changes are accelerating the progress of our students. We are part EQUA Mead Learning Trust. Details about EQUA Mead can be found on their website https://www.equamead.org/

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