Pastoral Care Assistant

New Yesterday

£24,027 - £27,711+ Excellent benefits Those Huge Small Victories For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. Thats what drives us, here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, were proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings. Get out what you put in As a Pastoral Support Assistant youll help us meet our young peoples emotional needs. Our young people have challenging complex emotional and behavioural needs [ Autistic Spectrum Disorder/Social, Emotional and Mental Health]

and need more support than most. Youll make sure they get it by applying high standards of care. It means working with families and developing programs for each individual young person. With careful assessment and planning, youll create a positive learning environment where every young person can thrive. With experience working with young people with BESD or ASD in a school or care setting you will understand our young peoples developmental needs and what pastoral care entails. A good listener who can motivate and work in a team, you inspire young people to achieve. Flexibility and good organizational skills mean youll be an asset to the Witherslack Group. One of the best environments in SEND Our new Castlefell Schoolis a purpose built, brand new, state of the art school, catering primarily for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs but also providing for children with autism who have moderate learning needs. The school provides education for up to 50 children aged 8 to 16. This new exciting opportunity serves Rudgeway and the wider communities, you are at the heart of its development. Our aim is to ensure that every pupil has an outstanding educational experience with individual pupil progress and care at the heart of what is offered. What we do for you We know youre going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, youll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people

plus youll get: Training:

A full induction and on the job training

Holiday:

Youll work hard at WG, so youll be rewarded with

full school holidays

Progression:

If career development is your thing, most of our head teachers and leaders have been promoted from within our group

Flexible benefits:

meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance

check out our benefits here

Wellbeing:

a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance

Medical cover

so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts

Beautiful working environments

with the very best facilities

check out our schools here

A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Contributory pension scheme

matched up to 5%

Bring your whole-self to work Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs

and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. Youll be more than a Pastoral Assistant, youll be able to connect with our pupils because of: Previous experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils and with working with families in challenging circumstances and expertise to support and resolve difficulties

Experience of multi-agency work with an understanding of legislation, policies and guidance around safeguarding and child protection

Ideally - NVQ 3 in Care/Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Interested in joining us? Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself. The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document. For a full job description and person specification, please click

here. To view our ex-offenders policy please click

here

. To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools

here

. Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD

TPBN1_UKTJ
Apply
Location:
United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Social Care