Pastoral Learning Support Assistant

AMA Admin; West Kirby; Presencial; GBP 12.000 - 17.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Excellent pay rates

Flexible hours

Fast compliance process

Top agency reviews

Exclusive partnerships

CPD access

Descripción de la vacante

Milk Education is seeking a Pastoral Support Assistant to work with pupils across Key Stage 3 and 4, helping them manage emotions and engage more confidently with education.

You will provide 1:1 and small-group pastoral support for students with SEMH needs, contribute to behaviour plans and support progress reviews with teachers and safeguarding colleagues.

Formación

• Experience supporting children or young people with SEMH needs or behavioural challenges.
• Calm, patient, empathetic and resilient in challenging situations.
• Understand boundaries, consistency and positive reinforcement.
• Able to build professional relationships with pupils who may struggle to trust adults.
• Confident using de-escalation techniques and supporting emotional regulation.
• Trauma-informed and child-centred approach.
• Proactive, adaptable and committed to helping every pupil succeed.

Responsabilidades

• Provide targeted 1:1 and small-group pastoral support.
• Support pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
• Help pupils develop emotional regulation, resilience and positive coping strategies.
• Support behaviour plans, interventions and individual learning goals.
• Assist pupils during lessons, transitions and unstructured times.
• Use positive behaviour management, de-escalation and restorative approaches.
• Build trusting relationships and act as a consistent, positive role model.
• Encourage attendance, engagement, independence and personal development.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral teams, safeguarding staff and external professionals.
• Monitor pupil progress and contribute to reviews and support plans.

Conocimientos

SEMH support

De-escalation techniques

Emotional regulation

Behaviour management

Trauma-informed approach

Empathy & resilience

Relationship building

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Descripción del empleo

The Role

As a Pastoral Support Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting pupils across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, helping them manage their emotions, develop positive behaviours and engage more confidently with education.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing targeted 1:1 and small-group pastoral support.
• Supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
• Helping pupils develop emotional regulation, resilience and positive coping strategies.
• Supporting behaviour plans, interventions and individual learning goals.
• Assisting pupils during lessons, transitions and unstructured times.
• Using positive behaviour management, de-escalation and restorative approaches.
• Building trusting relationships and acting as a consistent, positive role model.
• Encouraging attendance, engagement, independence and personal development.
• Working collaboratively with teachers, pastoral teams, safeguarding staff and external professionals.
• Monitoring pupil progress and contributing to reviews and support plans.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience supporting children or young people with SEMH needs or behavioural challenges.
• Is calm, patient, empathetic and resilient when faced with challenging situations.
• Understands the importance of boundaries, consistency and positive reinforcement.
• Can build strong, professional relationships with pupils who may struggle to trust adults.
• Is confident using de-escalation techniques and supporting emotional regulation.
• Takes a nurturing, trauma-informed and child-centred approach.
• Is proactive, adaptable and committed to helping every pupil succeed.

Experience within a specialist school, alternative provision, mainstream education, youth work or a care setting would be highly desirable. However, we are also interested in candidates with transferable experience and the right attitude.

Benefits to YOU - Why Milk Education?

• Excellent rates of pay.
• Speedy registration process and fast-track compliance.
• Flexible working opportunities to suit your schedule, subject to placement requirements.
• A 5-star-rated agency with over 3,000 reviews across Google and Facebook.
• Exclusive school and trust partnerships.
• FREE Perks Portal, offering access to a wide range of discounts.
• Access to 1,000+ accredited, discounted CPD courses through Milk Academy.
• FREE PSHE lesson plans and teaching resources.
• FREE Educator Wellbeing eBook and access to our wellbeing hub.
• A School Preparation Pack to help you feel confident and ready for your placement.
• 24/7 support from your dedicated personal consultant.
• Access to our Unbottled division, delivering lived-experience speakers in schools.
• Opportunities across England and North Wales.
• The opportunity to join the UK's only eco-friendly education supply agency.

Milk Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are APSCo Compliance+ accredited, meeting the highest standards in safer recruitment. All applicants will be subject to compliance checks in line with DfE, Keeping Children Safe in Education and APSCo guidelines.

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