Pastoral & Welfare Assistant

North East Combined Authority; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

St Thomas More Catholic School in Blaydon-On-Tyne invites applications for a Pastoral & Welfare Assistant. The role focuses on supporting pupils who need pastoral, emotional or social assistance to engage with learning in a mainstream setting.

The post is permanent, 37 hours per week, term-time only plus 5 INSET days, Grade D SCP 5-7 (£26,427 - £27,274 per annum, pro-rata) with a £500 annual First Aid allowance. Start date November 2026.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils who require pastoral, emotional or social assistance to engage with learning in a mainstream context.

Job description

Location: St Thomas More Catholic School, Croftdale Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 4BQ

Grade: Grade D SCP 5-7 (£26,427 - £27,274 per annum, pro-rata) plus £500 p.a. First Aid Allowance

Hours: 37 hours per week, Term time only plus 5 INSET days, Permanent

Start date: November 2026

St Thomas More Catholic School is a co-educational Catholic Academy which provides for the education needs of 11-18 year old pupils from the west of Gateshead L.A. We are part of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and have a strong commitment to Catholic Education.

Our school aims to provide a stimulating and encouraging environment within which students can attain the highest standards of which they are capable, and to assist them in taking their place in the world outside school in a useful and fulfilling career, with a firm sense of Christian commitment. We are strongly committed to the education of the whole child and being ‘the principal means of helping parents to fulfil their role in education’ [Canon Law: 796].

We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest Catholic Education Trust in the North East of England, with a total of 48 schools. St Thomas More is a school that places significant value on collaboration and as such is dedicated to working with our partner schools to improve the quality of education for all students in our care.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pastoral & Welfare Assistant to join St Thomas More Catholic School. The successful candidate will be able to support the school in promoting the needs of students who require particular support to overcome pastoral, emotional or social barriers to learning in order for them to engage fully with learning in a mainstream context.

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 11th October 2026

Interview date:TBC

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.