Pastoral Support Worker
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Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 August 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 August 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32 hrs a week-Term Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,294-£26,873
Actual salary
- £17,916 - £19,818
Pay scale
- NJC 7 - 13
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an outstanding, Pastoral Support Worker who embodies the Trust’s values; someone who has diverse experience, as well as a passion for working with young people with additional needs.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent teamwork and communication skills, boundless patience and resilience and the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference with pupils who have a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.
This unique and rewarding role works under the direction of the Senior Leadership Team and will complement the work of the Pastoral Support Manager, using a ‘whole family’ approach and focusing on the strengths within the family. Whilst also promoting the importance of consistent school attendance and engagement with education.
The Pastoral Support Worker plays a crucial part in the effective safeguarding of children and young people. This is a hands-on role which provides both challenge and support.
For a full list of duties, please see the job description.
Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed.
To apply please use our application form available on our website Vacancies - Wave MAT.
For any general questions please email us at recruitment@waveedu.org
What the school offers its staff
Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Counselling
Occupational Health Services
Professional Development & Training
Salary depending on experience
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tech Scheme
Free Will Writing Benefit
Health & Wellbeing Champion
Company sick pay dependent on service
Free refreshments in workplace
Further details about the role
Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and 2 Special Academies (including one in pre-opening).
We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon, Cornwall and we are expanding to Somerset with our special free school. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff
We Aim To
- Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
- Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
- Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
- We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
- Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online check.
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About North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 37 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@waveedu.org
North Cornwall Academy is located in Bodmin. We work closely with all of the secondary and primary schools within our partnership to ensure the needs of those most vulnerable pupils are met. Our curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of our pupils and staff work extremely hard to ensure pupils are given every opportunity to succeed and aspire. We work closely with a diverse range of outside agencies both statutory and voluntary so that our young people can access the support and guidance they need. The staff are very hardworking and creative and always go the extra mile with the young people on roll.
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