Pastoral Support Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational support provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Pastoral Support Assistant to enhance students' emotional wellbeing and engagement. The successful candidate will provide crucial support during lessons and help manage behaviour, fostering a safe and inclusive learning environment. Ideal for candidates with a background in pastoral or youth work who are committed to helping vulnerable pupils. This temporary role offers a daily rate of £90-£110.

Benefits

Free online safeguarding training

Supportive work environment

Opportunity to make role permanent

Qualifications

• Experience in a pastoral, youth work or support role.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Empathetic and resilient approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and pastoral support to pupils.
• Assist during lessons and unstructured times.
• Implement behaviour management strategies.

Skills

Emotional support

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Calm demeanor

Job description

Pastoral Support Assistant

Rate: £90–£110 per day
Contract: Temporary / Long-term

About the Role

We are recruiting a Pastoral Support Assistant to work within a specialist alternative education setting. You will support pupils’ emotional wellbeing, behaviour and engagement, helping them access learning in a positive and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and pastoral support to pupils.
• Support pupils during lessons and unstructured times.
• Assist with behaviour management strategies.
• Build positive relationships with pupils and staff.
• Contribute to a safe and inclusive learning-meta environment.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in a pastoral, youth work or support role.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Calm, empathetic and resilient approach.
• Commitment to supporting vulnerable pupils.

Why Join?

This role offers the opportunity to support pupils holistically and be part of a team that genuinely changes lives.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance嬉 with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a шин valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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