Wellbeing Support Practitioner
Haygrove School, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7HW13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 October 2026
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
- £18,468.00 - £18,640.00 Annually (Actual) based on Grade 14 full-time equivalent salary range £26,016-£26,847pa
Wellbeing Support Practitioner job summary
We are seeking an empathetic and pro-active Wellbeing Support Practitioner to work within our Wellbeing provision. At Haygrove School, we believe all children should receive an educational offer which is aspirational and inspirational, and under the guidance of the SENDCo and SEMHCo, you will support students who need extra help to engage confidently in school life, build resilience, and reach their personal and academic goals. You will play a key part in promoting our core Trust values of Community, Aspiration, Respect and Equity, ensuring every student feels included, supported, and empowered to succeed.
The Postholder will work with SEND team colleagues and teaching staff to deliver personalised support programmes for students with Special or Additional Educational Needs, disabilities and/or learning difficulties, encouraging responsibility, and fair access for all. You will provide one-to-one and small-group support within the Wellbeing provision, helping students manage social or emotional challenges and develop positive coping strategies. You will help create a calm, safe environment where students feel valued and are encouraged to develop resilience, self-belief and positive behaviour, raising their aspirations through consistent guidance and encouragement.
A passion for helping our young people and the ability to build connections and relationships are key in this role, as well as a good sense of humour!
We can offer you a supportive, inclusive and collaborative School and Trust community with great colleagues, opportunities for professional growth and development, a fantastic pension scheme, free on-site gym, access to Health & Wellbeing Scheme, cycle to work scheme/retail discounts via BlueLightCard, opportunities to travel abroad and within the UK to support school trips, as well as involvement in a vast number of extra-curricular clubs.
If you think you possess the qualities and experience we are looking for, we would very much like to hear from you.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.
Please contact qetrecruitment@quantockedtrust.co.uk for an appointment.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Haygrove School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1051 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Haygrove School website
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