HLTA Pastoral Lead and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Brooke School; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Training & development

Employee wellbeing support

Job summary

Brooke School seeks an ambitious Higher Level Teaching Assistant to support a diverse 4-19 specialist community with wide SEND needs. You will provide pastoral care, safeguard pupils, and work with families and professionals to identify and respond to needs.

The role emphasises safeguarding leadership, emotional wellbeing, and inclusive learning, with opportunities to strengthen relationships and contribute to a caring school culture.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a setting with pupils with SEND and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Strong communication, judgement and safeguarding commitment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and support emotional wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and adapt learning activities as an HLTA with teaching colleagues.
• Coordinate pastoral support and promote positive relationships.
• Work with families and external professionals to respond to emerging needs.
• Lead safeguarding arrangements, referrals and records where appointed as DSL.
• Promote safeguarding culture and address vulnerabilities of SEND pupils.

Skills

Pastoral support

Safeguarding experience

SEND experience

Communication skills

Job description

What we need

We are seeking an ambitious, compassionate and highly motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to take on a key pastoral and safeguarding role in our friendly 4-19 broad-spectrum specialist school. Our pupils have a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities, and we are looking for someone who can build trusted relationships, support emotional wellbeing and help every learner feel safe, included and ready to learn. Experience of SEND and pastoral support is important, together with excellent communication, judgement and a commitment to safeguarding.

The core purpose of the role will be:

• Deliver and adapt learning activities and targeted interventions as an HLTA, working closely with teaching colleagues
• Coordinate pastoral support, promote positive relationships and help pupils develop emotional regulation and resilience
• Work in partnership with families, staff and external professionals to respond to emerging needs
• Lead and coordinate safeguarding arrangements, referrals and record keeping where formally appointed as the school’s DSL
• Promote a strong safeguarding culture, with particular awareness of the vulnerabilities and communication needs of pupils with SEND

The principal DSL appointment must be an appropriate senior member of the school leadership team with sufficient authority, training, time and resources. The final designation and reporting arrangements will be confirmed before appointment.

Further details about the job role can be found in the accompanying job description and person specification.

What we offer

• The opportunity to make a difference
• Enthusiastic, friendly and engaged pupils
• A supportive community of families and external partners
• A friendly and inclusive working environment
• Talented, dedicated and hardworking colleagues and senior leaders
• Comprehensive induction and probation support

Rewards & Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, as applicable to the post and Trust arrangements
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Enhanced employee assistance programme, including mental health support, financial and legal advice, medical information and carer support for employee and household members
• Wellbeing app
• Occupational Health Service
• Family-friendly and employee health and wellbeing policies

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates of all ages and backgrounds, including those with disabilities.