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Pastoral Care Assistant

Witherslack Group

Sutton

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GBP 29,000 - 34,000

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Job summary

A leading educational care provider in Sutton is looking for a Pastoral Support Assistant to support young people with complex emotional and behavioral needs. You will be responsible for creating a positive learning environment and developing tailored support programs. Ideal candidates will have experience with autism and similar challenges. A competitive salary of £29,028 to £33,496 is offered along with excellent benefits including training and progression opportunities.

Benefits

Full school holidays

Training and professional development

Medical cover

Contributory pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Flexible benefits

Bonuses for referrals

Beautiful working environments

Qualifications

Experience working with young people with BESD or ASD in a school or care setting.
Understanding of young peoples' developmental needs.
Ability to motivate and inspire young people.

Responsibilities

Help young people with emotional needs and behavioral support.
Work with families to develop supportive programs.
Create a positive learning environment for young people.

Skills

Senior Care

Nursing Home Experience

Hospital Experience

Acute Care

Basic Math

Computer Skills

Caregiving

Vital Signs Experience

Medical Terminology

Rota Management

Mentoring

Leadership Skill

Education

NVQ 3 in Care

Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification

29028- 33496 excellent benefits

Those Huge Small Victories

For children with complex challenging needs the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff‑to‑child ratio and in‑house clinical teams we were proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings.

Get out what you put in

As a Pastoral Support Assistant you’ll help us meet our young peoples emotional needs. Our young people have challenging complex emotional and behavioural needs – Autistic Spectrum Disorder / Social Emotional and Mental Health – and need more support than most. You’ll make sure they get it by applying high standards of care. It means working with families and developing programmes for each individual young person. With careful assessment and planning you’ll create a positive learning environment where every young person can thrive.

With experience working with young people with BESD or ASD in a school or care setting you will understand our young peoples developmental needs and what pastoral care entails. A good listener who can motivate and work in a team you inspire young people to achieve. Flexibility and good organisational skills mean you’ll be an asset to the Witherslack Group.

One of the best environments in SEND

Having joined Witherslack Group in 2022 Greenholm School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education based in South West London. The school meets the needs of pupils with autism and additional needs such as ADHD, speech and language difficulties, sensory issues and associated behavioural difficulties and was recently rated Good by Ofsted.

What we do for you

Training: A full induction and on‑the‑job training
Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays
Progression: If career development is your thing most of our head teachers and leaders have been promoted from within our group
Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase / decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here
Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high‑street discounts
Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools here
A recommend a friend scheme that offers a 1000 bonus every time
Contributory pension scheme matched up to 5%

Bring your whole‑self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs and our workforce reflects that diversity so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. You’ll be more than a Pastoral Assistant you’ll be able to connect with our pupils because of:

Previous experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils and with working with families in challenging circumstances and expertise to support and resolve difficulties
Experience of multi‑agency work with an understanding of legislation, policies and guidance around safeguarding and child protection
Ideally – NVQ 3 in Care / Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Interested in joining us

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want with a purpose‑led employer in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification please see the attached document.

For a full job description and person specification please click here.

To view our ex‑offenders policy please click here.

To view our Child Protection Policy please visit the Parents and Carers section of this School / Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here.

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