Pastoral Care & Student Wellbeing Assistant

The-Thinking-Schools-Academy-Trust-2; Torquay; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Lodestar Academy in Torbay is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Teaching Assistant to support vulnerable students and help them rediscover confidence and resilience. You will work alongside pastoral and teaching teams to promote wellbeing, behaviour and engagement with learning.

Reporting to the Lead for Behaviour, you will deliver targeted pastoral interventions, build relationships, and collaborate with families and external agencies to create a safe, aspirational learning environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage with vulnerable learners using trauma-informed approaches.
• Skilled at building positive relationships with students, families and colleagues.
• Understanding safeguarding and student wellbeing as a priority.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pastoral interventions for individual students and small groups.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with young people.
• Use trauma-informed approaches to help students regulate emotions.
• Promote engagement, attendance, resilience and independence.
• Support behaviour plans tailored to individual needs.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, families and external agencies.
• Help create a safe, supportive and aspirational learning environment for every student.

Skills

Empathy & compassion

Relationship building

Behaviour management

Team collaboration

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Lodestar Academy in Torbay is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Teaching Assistant to support vulnerable students and help them rediscover confidence and resilience. You will work alongside pastoral and teaching teams to promote wellbeing, behaviour and engagement with learning.

Reporting to the Lead for Behaviour, you will deliver targeted pastoral interventions, build relationships, and collaborate with families and external agencies to create a safe, aspirational learning environment.