Pastoral Worker at St Luke's Academy

St Luke's Academy; Swindon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Menopause support network

Discounts for Teachers- All staff can享

Blue Light Discount

Eye Care Vouchers

Excellent Pension Scheme

Job summary

St Luke's Academy in Swindon is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Support Worker to join our team. You will deliver high-quality pastoral care to students with social, emotional and mental health needs, while building supportive relationships with families and staff.

The role is permanent, 37 hours a week, term-time only (39 weeks per year) and on-site at our vibrant specialist school. Previous experience in schools and a proactive, collaborative approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people in schools.
• Ability to build effective relationships with parents and students to support behavioural improvements.
• Able to liaise with external agencies and internal staff/teams.
• Commitment to own professional development.
• Friendly, helpful and fair presence in the school.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality pastoral care for students, including SEMH support.
• Collaborate with staff to implement behaviour and safeguarding procedures.

Skills

Experience with children & youth in学校

Building relationships with parents & 

Job description

About this Role

Please note thatapplications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate beidentified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application isencouraged.

The role:

Pastoral Support Worker

The contract:

Permanent, 37hrs per week, Term Time only - 39 weeks per year.

The Salary:

TWHF NJC M16-M23 - £27,115.60 - £30,594.82 - actual annual salary.

Vacancy Details

St. Luke's is avibrant, thriving and rapidly improving specialist school in Swindon, providingeducation for secondary-aged children with social, emotional and mental healthneeds. We have small class sizes with an average of 10 students and we arecommitted to helping each of our students reach their full potential. .

In our mostrecent Ofsted inspection, the school was rated GOOD in all areas-atestament to the dedication and passion of our entire team and schoolcommunity.

Our staff teamare a tight, close-knit community who all look out for each other, and we liketo have fun while we work, so a good sense of humour is important! This reallyis a fantastic opportunity for someone experienced working with children andyoung people with SEMH needs, or those with transferable skills looking todevelop their skills and experience with young people in school.

Wecouldn't do what we do without our fantastic staff team, and we are looking for an experienced and confident Pastoral Support Worker to join our dedicatedteam, ensuring high quality pastoral care for our students.

All About You

Doyou have what it takes to join us? The Pastoral Support Worker we would like tojoin us will be:

• Experienced inworking with children and young people in schools.


• Committed tobuilding effective relationships with parents and students to supportbehavioural improvements.


• Able to liaisewith external agencies as well as internal staff and teams.


• Committed totheir own professional development.


• A friendly,helpful and fair presence within the school.

Why Work for us?

We think you will love working with us andhere are some of the reasons why:

• We are a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and acaring ethos.


• Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping childrensuccess.


• Our children are engaged and eager to learn.


• We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.


• As part of The White Horse Federationmulti-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, sharedresources and outstanding CPD opportunities.

The White Horse Federation is a largeMulti-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed toproviding the very best education for our students. We believe in empoweringour staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a widerange of professional development opportunities available to you when you joinus.

The Advantages of joining our Federation

In addition, ouremployees reap the rewards of a competitive benefits package, including:

• Employee Assistance programme


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Menopause support network

Discounts, save money on holidays, clothing and much more:

• Discounts for Teachers- All staff within the Trust can take advantage of the discounts


• Blue Light Discount


• Eye Care Vouchers

Development

• Access to up-to-date training on safeguarding and child protection to ensure staff are fully supported in their roles, including ongoing updates on statutory safeguarding guidance and legislation.


• CPD Programme


• Supportive leadership team to help you reach your full potential

Pension/ Leave and Service

• Excellent Pension Scheme*


• Employer contributions above national standards


• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave


• An additional White Horse concessionary day's leave per year

The White Horse Federation is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expectsall staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this role,you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and BarringService before an appointment is confirmed. Please note that references will besought on shortlisted candidates before the interview.

The White Horse Federation values uniqueness andrecognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce. We value thecontributions of all staff from a wide range of backgrounds and we arecommitted to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of thecommunities we serve. At The White Horse Federation, we believe that everyoneshould be treated with fairness and respect and share a commitment to Equality,Diversity and Inclusion at all of our schools. We welcome applications from allbackgrounds and operate a fair recruitment process, free from discrimination against protectedcharacteristics, in line with the Equality Act 2010.