Teaching Assistant - Supporting Pastoral

Hindley Green Community Primary School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4SS

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026 / As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  2 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £8,849.00 - £8,989.00 Annually (Actual) QUEST Grade B NJC 4-5 Pay Award pending (15 hours 35 mins per week term time)

Teaching Assistant - Supporting Pastoral job summary

About the Role

15 hours 35 mins per week - term time (afternoons)

As a Teaching Assistant supporting pastoral care, you will play a vital role in helping pupils overcome social, emotional, and practical barriers to learning. Working closely with the pastoral team, you will provide one-to-one and small group support to promote wellbeing, self-esteem, and mental health. Your work will include:

• Delivering targeted pastoral interventions that help pupils flourish emotionally and socially
• Supporting pupils during key transition periods to ensure continuity and confidence
• Collaborating with teachers to adapt classroom activities and behaviour strategies to meet individual needs
• Building positive relationships with pupils, parents, staff, and external professionals to provide consistent, caring support
• Assisting with personal care, first aid, and the development of individual learning and behaviour plans

This role is pivotal in creating a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment where every pupil is encouraged to be their best self.

About You

We are looking for someone who is compassionate, patient, and committed to making a difference in children’s lives. You will have:

• Experience working with children or young people, ideally with pastoral or SEND support
• A good level of literacy and numeracy (NVQ Level 2 or equivalent)
• The ability to connect warmly and effectively with pupils, colleagues, and families
• A keen understanding of the emotional and social challenges pupils face and the confidence to support them sensitively
• Flexibility, teamwork skills, and a willingness to learn and grow professionally

If you are motivated to contribute to a positive school culture and embrace the Trust’s values, you will thrive in this role.

What We Offer

At QUEST Academy Trust, we believe in investing in our staff as much as our pupils. We offer:

• A supportive and inclusive working environment where your contribution matters
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development and training aligned with your career aspirations
• Access to a range of staff benefits including LGPS pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), an additional wellness day, and a cycle to work scheme
• The chance to be part of a growing Trust with a clear vision and strong ethos
• See our benefits brochure for further details

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 Hindley Green Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hindley Green Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hindley-green-community-primary-school

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