SEMH Pastoral Support TA - Long-Term Learning & Wellbeing

Tradewind Recruitment LTD.; Little Lever; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment LTD. seeks a compassionate Pastoral Teaching Assistant to join a supportive primary school in the Little Lever area of Bolton. You will provide individual pastoral and learning support, building trusting relationships and helping the child engage with learning throughout the day.

The role focuses on emotional wellbeing, regulation and brain breaks, with opportunities to work with the SEN team and class teacher. Long-term, full-time with potential to go permanent.

Qualifications

• Pastoral support or mentoring experience.
• Experience with SEN or learning support.
• Ability to support children's emotional wellbeing.
• Knowledge of emotional regulation and positive behaviour strategies.
• Ability to build strong relationships with children who have faced difficulties.
• Experience providing structured brain breaks and regulation strategies.
• Ability to help learners overcome barriers to learning.

Responsibilities

• Providing individual pastoral and learning support.
• Building a strong, positive and trusting relationship with the child.
• Supporting emotional wellbeing and regulation.
• Providing appropriate brain breaks and opportunities for regulation.
• Helping the child to re-engage with learning following dysregulation.
• Supporting confidence, resilience and positive relationships.
• Identifying barriers to learning and implementing strategies.
• Working closely with the class teacher and wider pastoral/SEN team.
• Encouraging independence and positive engagement with school.

Skills

Pastoral support

SEN support

Emotional wellbeing

Emotional regulation

Behaviour strategies

Relationship building

Brain breaks

Learning barriers

Job description

Tradewind Recruitment LTD. seeks a compassionate Pastoral Teaching Assistant to join a supportive primary school in the Little Lever area of Bolton. You will provide individual pastoral and learning support, building trusting relationships and helping the child engage with learning throughout the day.

The role focuses on emotional wellbeing, regulation and brain breaks, with opportunities to work with the SEN team and class teacher. Long-term, full-time with potential to go permanent.