Pastoral Teaching Assistant — Transforming Young Lives

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust in Torquay is seeking an exceptional Pastoral Teaching Assistant to support vulnerable students, helping them rediscover confidence and re-engage with learning. Working with pastoral and teaching teams, you will deliver pastoral interventions, build trusting relationships, and use trauma-informed approaches to help regulate emotions and make positive choices.

You will collaborate with teachers, families and external agencies to create a safe, aspirational

Qualifications

• Support vulnerable students' emotional wellbeing and engagement with learning.
• Work with teachers, families and external agencies.
• Apply trauma-informed approaches to help regulate emotions and support positive choices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pastoral interventions for individual students and small groups.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with young people.
• Use trauma-informed approaches to support students to regulate emotions and make positive choices.
• 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

Pastoral support

Trauma-informed approaches

Relationship building

Behaviour management

Student engagement

Job description

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust in Torquay is seeking an exceptional Pastoral Teaching Assistant to support vulnerable students, helping them rediscover confidence and re-engage with learning. Working with pastoral and teaching teams, you will deliver pastoral interventions, build trusting relationships, and use trauma-informed approaches to help regulate emotions and make positive choices.

You will collaborate with teachers, families and external agencies to create a safe, aspirational