Pastoral Support Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Leeds is seeking a dedicated professional to promote positive student behavior and attendance. Responsibilities include providing high-quality support and contributing to strategic priorities. The institution offers flexible working, extensive wellbeing support, generous pension schemes, and various recognition schemes. This role involves working with children, emphasizing a commitment to safeguarding and diversity in the workforce.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Test Vouchers

Pension schemes

Colleague recognition schemes

Access to Headspace

Qualifications

• Ability to support students to make positive choices.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting student welfare.
• Belief in the potential of all young people to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to implementing academy strategic priorities.
• Ensure students receive high-quality support.
• Maintain excellent attitudes to learning and attendance.

Skills

Student support

Behavior management

Relational practice

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

In this role you will contribute to the implementation of the academy strategic priorities, focusing predominantly on the promotion of positive student behaviour, excellent attitudes to learning and outstanding attendance and punctuality.

• You will ensure that students receive high‑quality support and are safeguarded to an exceptional standard.
• You will need to be able to support students to make positive choices regarding behaviour, attendance and punctuality, and to use and implement our routines fairly, consistently and to a high standard.
• You will have a belief that all young people, irrespective of starting point, can be successful and achieve. This can be realised through high‑quality support using a relational practice lens.

What the school offers its staff

Terms and Conditions

All of our employees benefit from nationally negotiated terms and conditions, including STPCD (teachers) or NJC Green Book (support staff). This includes our commitment to the Real Living Wage Foundation.

Long Service Recognition

After 5 years continuous service, support staff will receive 5 additional days of annual leave entitlement (pro rata).

Flexible Working

We offer flexible working arrangements from term time only, part‑time, job share opportunities, as well as hybrid working where possible. Flexible working can also be requested for colleagues undergoing fertility treatment.

Wellbeing

Wellbeing champions and Mental Health First Aiders are available in each of our academies, demonstrating our commitment to, and support for staff.

Family Friendly Policies

At the heart of our policies we strive to be family‑oriented to support work/life balance. This includes a policy to support emergency and special leave where required.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All colleagues and their families have access to Health Assured, a confidential service to support our colleagues with their wellbeing. This includes access to a Health Assured app.

Generous Pensions Schemes

All employees benefit from either the Teachers Pension Scheme or LGPS.

Eye Test Vouchers

Employees using Display Screen Equipment (DSE) are provided with a free eye test and up to £69 towards selected glasses, funded by the trust. If glasses are needed solely for DSE use, the trust will pay. (Subject to terms and conditions).

Colleague Recognition Schemes

We have a variety of schemes across our schools that allow our staff to be recognised and thanked for their hard work.

We are committed to wellbeing

Through our commitment to wellbeing we have committed to the staff wellbeing charter. This is in addition to being accredited as a Mindful Employer.

Headspace

We are delighted to offer access to Headspace which is available for free to all of our colleagues. Headspace helps you create life‑changing habits to support your mental health and find a healthier, happier you through science.

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

All colleagues have access to both the Tech Scheme and the Cycle to Work scheme, which allows colleagues to spread the cost of these purchases, making NI savings of up to 12%.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expect all staff and volunteers to share the commitment. Appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures and an enhanced DBS check. Please note this role will involve contact with children and you will be engaging in regulated activity. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds. Applications are welcome, irrespective of sex, sexuality, race, religion, marital status, age or disability.