Pastoral Support Worker
Red Hill Field Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 3EF5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
06.01.25 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Closing date
9 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
28 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £13.47 - £14.13 Hourly
Pastoral Support Worker job summary
Pastoral Support Worker - Grade 7 (pay point 11-14)
Required to start on Monday 6th January 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter
35 hours per week (Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm)
Term time only plus five professional development days
We are looking for a special person to become our Pastoral Support Worker. This wide-ranging role will require you to work closely with pupils, families, school staff and other professionals.
You will need to be patient, kind and resilient as well as being a quick thinker and a creative problem solver.
The successful candidate will be able to:
- understand and appreciate why some children experience difficulties and respond to these
- build positive relationships with children and families
- manage a complex caseload
- act with integrity and maintain confidentiality
- act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (training will be provided)
We can offer:
- a wonderful, friendly primary school underpinned by our values of respect, kindness and success
- motivated children who are eager to learn
- a hardworking and supportive team of staff and governors
- the opportunity to develop your career in a creative and supportive environment
- the chance to work within a dynamic Multi Academy Trust with the possibility of free before and after school care for your primary aged children who attend LearnAT schools
As part of your role, you will be expected to deal with and respond to the following:
- complex behaviour
- attendance concerns
- family issues including separation and bereavement
- safeguarding concerns
- the wellbeing and mental health of pupils and families
We know that it is not possible to have all the answers or solve all the problems but we are looking for a colleague who will work as part of our experienced and dedicated team to provide the best possible support for all of our pupils and families. Our aim is to remove as many barriers as we can to allow pupils the optimum chance of academic and personal success.
To be successful in this role:
You will need a calm and caring nature and be able to support our pupils with all aspects of school from classroom learning to social interaction.
You will need to be flexible and adaptable, work well in team situations but also have the capacity to work independently on your own initiative.
Previous experience in this role is not essential.
Learn Academies Trust is committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and creating a truly inclusive Trust. We are determined to ensure all our stakeholders flourish and thrive. We aim to foster a culture where all are valued and respected. We acknowledge and celebrate all protected characteristics. We endeavour to remove all barriers to learning and participation. Our ED&I Policy and objectives are integral to all that we do.
Our vision for ED&I is simple, we aim to create an environment where everyone has a seat at the table, where everyone has a voice and where everyone belongs. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references (these will be requested if you are shortlisted) and successful completion of vetting.
Learn Academies Trust is a Disability Confident employer and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Red Hill Field Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 275 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Red Hill Field Primary School website (opens in new tab)
School location
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