Pastoral Support Assistant - Primary Setting

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

Job summary

An educational organization is seeking a Pastoral Support Assistant in Sunderland to support pupils' emotional wellbeing alongside their learning. In this full-time position, you will provide emotional and pastoral support, assist students during transitions, and encourage emotional regulation. This role is ideal for someone with a caring approach and the appropriate qualifications. The position pays £90–£110 per day and is temporary, with potential for permanent employment in the future.

Benefits

FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training

Qualifications

• Ideal for someone with a caring, empathetic approach.
• All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training.

Responsibilities

• Providing emotional and pastoral support.
• Supporting pupils during transitions and break times.
• Encouraging emotional regulation.
• Supporting classroom engagement.
• Working closely with school staff.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Emotional regulation support

Education

Relevant qualifications and training

Job description

Pastoral Support Assistant – Primary Setting

Location: Sunderland
Pay: £90–£110 per day
Contract: Full-Time

This Pastoral Support Assistant role supports pupils’ emotional wellbeing alongside their learning.

You’ll help children feel safe, understood and supported throughout the school day.

Key responsibilities:

• Providing emotional and pastoral support
• Supporting pupils during transitions and break times
• Encouraging emotional regulation
• Supporting classroom engagement
• Working closely with school staff

Ideal for someone with a caring, empathetic approach.

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 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 valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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