Reset Room Coordinator and Pastoral Support Assistant
Helston Community College, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 8NR12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Term Time plus 5 days Core Working Hours: Monday – Thurs: 0815 – 1615 Friday: 0815- 1545
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- TPAT Point 8
What skills and experience we're looking for
Helston Community College, part of Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, are seeking a dedicated, resilient and compassionate Reset Room Coordinator & Pastoral Support Assistant to join our pastoral team. This is a key role in supporting students who require additional behavioural, emotional and social support, enabling them to succeed both academically and personally.
You will coordinate and help supervise our Reset Room, ensuring it operates as a calm, controlled environment where students can reflect on their behaviour, complete work and re-engage positively with learning. Alongside this, you will provide targeted pastoral support to vulnerable students across the College.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinate the day-to-day operation of the Reset Room & help supervise
Support students in regulating behaviour and re-engaging with learning
Work with teaching staff to provide appropriate work and ensure completion
Build positive relationships with students to support emotional wellbeing
Liaise with Senior Leadership, Heads of Year, SENCO and safeguarding teams
Monitor, record and report on student progress and behaviour
Support reintegration back into lessons following time in Reset
ABOUT YOU
Have experience working with young people, ideally in a school or similar setting
Demonstrate strong behaviour management and de-escalation skills
Be calm, consistent and emotionally intelligent
Be able to build strong, professional relationships with students and staff
Show resilience, flexibility and a proactive approach
Have good organisational and communication skills
WHAT WE OFFER
A supportive and collaborative school community
Opportunities for professional development
A strong commitment to staff wellbeing
The opportunity to make a real difference in students’ lives
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’ Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Helston Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 0 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1326 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- Not given
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Helston Community College website
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
- Phone number
- 01326 572685
At Helston Community College, our students matter: each one an individual, valued and appreciated. We are ambitious for all of our students and are committed to providing a learning experience that consists of high challenge combined with appropriate support, and effective teaching in a safe and disciplined environment.
Our College is a place where doors of opportunity are opened for young people, and we encourage them to make the most of every opportunity that comes their way. We provide a diverse curriculum, allowing students to develop knowledge, skills and talents in a broad range of subject areas. We challenge students’ thinking and encourage them to learn from setbacks, so that they become resilient learners who can respond effectively to future challenges. We urge our students to believe in themselves, to take responsibility for their own learning and personal development, and to work hard so that they achieve their very best.
Arranging a visit to Helston Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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