Pastoral Support Assistant

Salary: NJC 15 - 18, £27,803 - £29, 269 (actual), £23,807 - £25,063 (pro rata salary) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: 37 hours, 39 weeks

Contract: Full Time, permanent

Start date: As soon as possible

Are you passionate about education and looking for a fulfilling career?

Wishmore Cross Academy is seeking a enthusiastic and and passionate individual to provide pastoral support to individuals and groups of children in school who are experiencing social, emotional and mental health difficulties. If you are committed to inclusion, achieving high standards and share our vision of excellence for all then please contact us. This is an ideal role for an experienced teaching assistant or someone with a keen desire to learn. The team at Wishmore Cross are incredibly hard working, supportive and welcoming to all new staff.

You're someone who'll be able to:

• Support pupils with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties, including reintegration into the school environment.
• Use a variety of strategies to assist children, de-escalate situations, and encourage positive relationships and learning.
• Create and carry out behaviour plans and track their effectiveness.
• Encourage positive emotional health and well-being through planned activities for individual pupils and small groups.

Looking to make a difference every day?

Join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our students receive the education they deserve. You'll provide invaluable support to delivering an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.

You're someone who has:

• Knowledge of interventions that can support children, such as activities to develop social skills.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  
• The capacity to work both independently and as part of a team, showing initiative in various situations.
• The ability to build positive relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.

Wishmore Cross Academy provides a supportive and tailored environment for boys aged 7 to 16 with social, emotional, and mental health challenges. With a capacity of 82 pupils, the school maintains small class sizes, allowing for close, individualized attention. The campus features expansive grounds, including a school field and orchard, home to the 'Tree for Life' project. Facilities also include a therapy suite staffed by a play therapist, speech and language therapist, and occupational therapist, as well as a soft play zone, climbing wall, and sensory spaces to help students regulate and engage in learning.

Ready to apply? Get in touch here. We can't wait to hear from you.

The role is due to commence as soon as possible. This is a full time, permanent position.

Closing date: Sunday 24th November 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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