Welfare Assistant

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham; Hay Mills; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy in Birmingham seeks a compassionate pastoral care assistant to foster a safe, caring environment for students; you will support welfare and wellbeing.

You will work closely with students and staff, demonstrate patience and fairness, and contribute to a positive school community through effective problem solving and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children or young people.
• Ability to engage with students in a fair, patient and firm manner.
• Ability to liaise with school staff and work effectively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Foster a caring and supportive environment for learners.
• Place welfare at the heart of the school and provide pastoral support.
• Work with support and teaching staff to meet students' needs.

Skills

Pastoral care

Team player

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Customer service

Job description

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to help foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our young people. Your experience of pastoral care will place our learners’ welfare at the heart of the school.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

You will have:

• Experience of working with children.
• The ability to deal with students in a fair, patient and firm manner.
• The ability to liaise with both the support staff and teaching staff at the school and to work with others as a team.