Pastoral Support Worker

Yarnfield Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 3PJ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  16 September 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: £27,254.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary is £24,095p.a. - £29,794p.a.

Pastoral Support Worker job summary

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

Yarnfield Primary School prides itself on fostering a supportive and inclusive environment that enables all our learners to reach their full potential. In this role you will be pivotal to helping us achieve this aim through supporting the social, emotional and mental health well-being of our wonderful learners. You will work directly with learners on a one-to-one and group basis to improve their academic progress and learning, liaising closely with colleagues, families and outside agencies, building positive collaborative relationships with each. You will develop strategies to improve punctuality, attendance and behaviour and lead on extra-curricular activities to promote learner engagement.

To be successful you have proven experience working with young people, ideally from a primary setting. You must also have a working knowledge of SEMH and associated difficulties, a sound knowledge and understanding of child development and the issues relating to social exclusion. You will also have knowledge and understanding of the methods of setting realistic programmes for disaffected and underachieving children. Additionally, you will have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisation skills and must be able to work creatively with children to help them reach their full potential.

About us

Yarnfield Primary School is a three form entry primary school with a 52 place nursery serving a diverse community in south Birmingham. The school is part of the Summit Learning trust which comprises of four primary schools, three secondary schools and a sixth form.

Yarnfield Primary is on an exciting journey whose recent improvements have been recognised by OFSTED. Our aim, drive and ambition is to provide the children with real, purposeful high quality learning experiences which inspire and motivate them in achieving their very best.

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:

• Employee assistance programme
• High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
• Wellbeing Advocates
• Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
• Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
• Generous employer pension schemes
• Excellent Holiday Entitlement

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s barred list check. Online searches of shortlisted candidates will also be conducted. Our policy is available to view here. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact hr.enquiries@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Yarnfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 668 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Yarnfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/yarnfield-primary-school-birmingham

Yarnfield Primary School is a three form entry primary school with a 52 place nursery serving a diverse community in south Birmingham. The school is part of the Summit Learning trust which comprises of four primary schools, three secondary schools and a sixth form.

Yarnfield Primary is on an exciting journey whose recent improvements have been recognised by OFSTED. Our aim, drive and ambition is to provide the children with real, purposeful high quality learning experiences which inspire and motivate them in achieving their very best.

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