Pastoral Support Lead

Webheath Academy Primary School, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5RJ

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  30 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months
• Pay scale: Grade 3 Scale Point 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

What skills and experience we are looking for

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Pastoral Support Lead who can work closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), particularly the Access and Inclusion Leader. The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience:

• Proven ability to work alongside teachers and teaching assistants to support children from Nursery to Year 6.

• Experience in employing a therapeutic approach in managing children's behaviours and emotional well-being.

• Familiarity with PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy) and WINE (Wonder, Imagine, Notice, Empathy) methodologies.

• Proficiency in supporting children facing social, emotional, and mental health difficulties, including emotionally based school avoidance and bereavement.

• Knowledgeable in supporting children with behaviour that challenges, using strategies that promote understanding, de-escalation, and positive reinforcement.

• Strong commitment to collaborating with parents to support children's needs, enabling a partnership that enhances well-being.

• Capability to attend and contribute to professionals' meetings regarding the support and progress of key children.

• A proactive approach, demonstrating initiative when required, and a passion for creating a stimulating learning environment.

• Ability to work efficiently as part of a team, participating wholeheartedly in all aspects of school life.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, allowing you to relate positively to children and adults, providing personal and social support to children and their families, including attendance at relevant meetings.

• Strong literacy and numeracy skills to assist in planning tailored learning experiences for individuals and small groups.

• A caring, understanding personality with a good sense of humour, dedicated to supporting high standards and ensuring children enjoy their learning experience.

• A positive approach towards fostering an environment where all pupils are encouraged to achieve their very best.

What the school offers its staff

We are delighted that Ofsted judged us as a ‘Good School’ in February 2020. Webheath is a two-form entry primary school with nursery provision. We have extensive outside learning space, well-resourced classrooms and a strong staff team who all work together in partnership to ensure the best outcomes for children.

Webheath offers:

• Very well behaved and motivated children who are keen to learn;

• Support of a positive, committed and hard-working staff team;

• School vision and values which put our behaviour towards ourselves and others at the heart of all that we do

• A well-resourced, vibrant school;

• A curriculum which promotes the love of learning

• A range of opportunities for professional development across our Trust of schools

Commitment to safeguarding

Shires Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In accordance with our statutory obligations under KCSiE, Shires MAT is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on appointed candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to scookes@shiresmat.org.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Pastoral Lead - job advert .pdf - 141 KB (opens in new tab)

Pastoral Support Lead Job Description.pdf - 134 KB (opens in new tab)

Person Spec Grade 3 Pastoral Support Lead.pdf - 61.3 KB (opens in new tab)

About Webheath Academy Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 433 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Webheath Academy Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: scookes@shiresmat.org.uk
• Phone number: 01527544820
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/webheath-academy-primary-school (opens in new tab)

We are delighted that Ofsted judged us as a ‘Good School’ in February 2020

Webheath is a two-form entry primary school with nursery provision. We have extensive outside learning space, well-resourced classrooms and a strong staff team who all work together in partnership to ensure the best outcomes for children.

Webheath offers:
· very well behaved and motivated children who are willing to learn;
· the support of a positive, good and hard-working staff team;
· a well-resourced, vibrant school;
· a creative curriculum and
· a range of opportunities for professional development across our Trust of schools

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