Hours 30 - Monday to Friday - Term Time Only Expected Start date 22nd April 2025 We are looking to appoint an outstanding, Pastoral Support Worker who embodies the Trust’s values; someone who has diverse experience, as well as a passion for working with young people with additional needs. Our ideal candidate will have excellent teamwork and communication skills, boundless patience and resilience and the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference with pupils who have a range of social, emotional and mental health needs. This unique and rewarding role works under the direction of the Senior Leadership Team and will complement the work of the Pastoral Support Manager, using a ‘whole family’ approach and focusing on the strengths within the family. Whilst also promoting the importance of consistent school attendance and engagement with education. The Pastoral Support Worker plays a crucial part in the effective safeguarding of children and young people. This is a hands-on role which provides both challenge and support. This role will include training to become a Thrive Licensed Practitioner, a transformational programme which dives into the science behind behaviour and explores insights from child development research, attachment theory and neuroscience. For a full list of duties, please see the job description below. About the Academy Restormel Academy is based in St. Austell in Mid-Cornwall; a region that includes some of the most socially and economically deprived areas within Cornwall. The Academy provides a warm, caring and individualised learning experience for pupils whose behaviour has hindered their progress in mainstream school. We strive to re-engage our pupils with learning, by maintaining a calm working atmosphere, and supporting positive change in the way our pupils choose to behave. We provide places for those young people who have been permanently excluded from school, or who are on intervention programmes because of their behaviour. Restormel Academy (St. Austell) - Wave MAT