Pastoral Care Assistant

Witherslack Group Ltd.; Tadworth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Witherslack Group Ltd. is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Support Assistant to provide emotional support and develop individualized programs for young people with complex needs. Join a leading specialist day school environment dedicated to making a genuine difference in the lives of children, ensuring their emotional and educational needs are met effectively.

Benefits

Full school holidays

Flexible benefits

Medical cover

Contributory pension scheme

Wellbeing tools and advice

Training and development opportunities

Employee assistance program

Beautiful working environments

Recommend a friend scheme (£1,000 bonus)

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people with ASC, ADHD, or SEMH.
• Ability to develop programs for individual young people.
• Understanding of safeguarding and child protection policies.

Responsibilities

• Support emotional needs of young people with complex needs.
• Work with families to create personalized programs.
• Assess and plan to ensure positive learning environments.

Skills

Listening

Motivation

Organization

Education

NVQ 3 in Care

Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Job description

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’re 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 programs 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 organizational skills mean you’ll be an asset to the Witherslack Group.

One of the best environments in SEND

Having joined Witherslack Group in 2022, Bramley Hill School is an independent specialist day school providing high-quality education. Based in Surrey and recently rated Good by Ofsted, the school meets the needs of pupils with a primary diagnosis of autism and additional needs such as PDA, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, sensory issues and associated behavioural difficulties.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

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 £1,000 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 .

Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD