Pastoral Assistant 

Term Time Only 

37 Hours per week 

Immediate start available 

Band G (11-14) £27,700 - £30,060 per annum pro rata 

Actual salary: £23,214 - £25,192 per annum 

The Role 

We have a vacancy for a Pastoral Support Assistant role to support the pastoral care of our students and work under the direction of our pastoral team, Senior Leaders, Heads of Year to provide pastoral care, support and guidance to our students. The role will be based at Kenilworth School and Sixth Form. 

The successful candidate will ideally have relevant pastoral experience of working in a school or youth work within the community. Experience of dealing with outside agencies, the police and early intervention services would be advantageous to allow the candidate to provide an effective support service from the outset. 

The pastoral role will support the promotion of high levels of attendance and punctuality of students in-line with key areas of safeguarding, well-being, attendance and behaviour. The candidate will provide support and liaise with key staff across the school as they manage our students' behaviour, personal and educational issues. 

The Pastoral Support Assistant will work within the pastoral team to help manage case-loads of students and organise the liaison between the school, students, parents/carers, outside agencies and other professionals as necessary. Our on-going aim and commitment is to support students to achieve their full potential. 

Duties 

Key areas of the role will include: 

· Working with the Heads of Year, Pastoral Manager and Deputy Head to provide support on pastoral and behaviour issues as directed. 

· Supporting the attendance team on a daily basis to collate and input data and liaise with parents and carers regarding attendance as appropriate. 

· Support students with personal, social, development and behavioural issues. 

· Provide a strategic link within the pastoral team for the school, outside agencies and parents. 

· Provide administration to the pastoral team, writing reports and submitting referrals to the appropriate levels of staff. 

· Collecting and supervising students for detentions and other sanctions. 

· Support with on-call system. 

· Carry out independent investigation reports on incidents. 

· Monitor, maintain and retain accurate records in line with data protection and GDPR. 

· Support pastoral staff in the implementation of effective safeguarding procedures. 

· Liaise and prepare reports for Deputy Head and pastoral team as required. 

· Assist with early identification of disengagement and contribute to interventions to encourage re-engagement. 

· Establish and maintain effective and supportive relations with pupils, parents/carers. 

Key Requirements 

· Ideally, experience of working with outside agencies and early intervention teams. This experience may be through working in a school or as a youth worker within the community. 

· Good inter-personal skills are required, including flexibility, organisation and time management. 

· Have the confidence to challenge difficult behaviour in a professional manner. 

· Ability to display an understanding of social issues affecting children and demonstrate a flexible approach to support families 

· Have an awareness of legislation relating to school attendance and safeguarding of children. 

· A willingness to undertake further training to support the safeguarding team. 

· First Aid trained, or a willingness to undertake a First Aid qualification. 

We can offer you: 

· Excellent CPD opportunities 

· A supportive team of colleagues within the team and across the school 

· A positive, community school environment with an innovative learning culture 

· A dedicated and forward-looking management team, with highly skilled staff upholding high expectations and aspirations for our students 

· A wide enrichment programme in which you can participate 

· Employee well-being benefits via our healthcare programme (Benenden) to include health diagnostics, physiotherapy, 24/7 GP and mental health support, retail and gym discounts, free flu vaccination, free parking, on-site electric car charging and use of an on-site fitness suite. 

Working Hours 

This is a term time only role and the working hours are: 

Monday to Friday: 8.30am – 4.30pm (with an unpaid 30-minute lunch-break) 

To Apply 

Please go to Vacancies - Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust to download an application form, job description, person specification and equal opportunities form. 

Please email your completed application to Deena Perry, HR Manager at [email protected]. 

Please note we cannot accept a CV as an application. 

We reserve the right to close this advert early and invite candidates to interview before the closing date should we receive a sufficient number of applications, or a suitable candidate be found. We will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore early applications are advised and welcomed. 

Safeguarding: 

The Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and parents to share that commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with Children's Barred List check and obtain membership of the DBS update Service. 

Closing date: Monday 2 June 2025 at 9am