Permanent Full time - 37 Hours per week Term Time Only TPLTSS5 £23,702 - £26,138 (actual salary) Plus various Company Benefits The Priory Learning Trust is looking to recruit a Pastoral Support Assistant to work at Priory Community School – An Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who would relish the chance to join us. This is a non-teaching role focussed on supporting the Heads of Years to assist in the provision of pastoral and academic support to students in year groups to ensure they achieve to their full potential. What you will do: Assist the Heads of Years in monitoring the academic progress of students, through ensuring that data and reports are provided by teachers and tutors. Reviewing data provided by the Data Manager, teachers and tutors in order to identify those failing to make progress. Support students in a year group or groups in their personal development and progress through school by providing encouragement, rewards, advice and guidance, induction. Monitor the behaviour of students, carry out investigations, speak to students, communicate with parents. Ensure that students follow the rules of the school – particularly with regard to school uniform and the behaviour policy. The successful candidates will have: Experience of working in a school or a similar environment Ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment. Good oral and written communication skills. Ability to maintain confidentiality Good ICT skills Patient, flexible and adaptable, meticulous and conscientious. Ability to manage own time effectively. We are a flexible employer and will do our best to accommodate all types of working, so please do apply. We are an employer who takes staff workload seriously. We work together as one team to support each other, with the added benefit of being a part of a large Trust in the local area with opportunities that reflect this. As a TPLT employee, you will have access to incredible employee benefits, including - The PLaTform - Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts. Healthshield - A fully funded Healthcare Scheme which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback. Discounted nursery fees at our Academy pre schools. CPD opportunities both internally & externally. A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues. About The Priory Learning Trust: TPLT grew from an intent to bring the power of partnership and sharing to bear and provide a first-class education to a wide range of children, from all backgrounds. At our heart is a passion to put ‘Students First’ and deliver exceptional education; beyond outstanding for every single child. We do this with a relentless drive for academic excellence, shared moral purpose and values combined with lots of fun and happiness. We believe that happy schools are also high-achieving, successful schools. We strive for partnerships between students, families, staff and the wider community to create exceptional student outcomes. We also ‘cherish’ our staff. We believe they are amazing and are passionate to empower them through support, training, and career opportunities. With such brilliant people all aiming for the same goals, we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of their background. TPLT is also a successful Training School Alliance. This has been a great foundation on which to build for excellence. We know that this key focus on staff development will deliver exciting and effective learning to our children and.young people. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early. The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service filtering guide. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity. Please see the following links to our Safeguarding and Child Protection policy and Recruitment and Selection policy. Closing Date: 24 November 2024 Proposed Interview Date: 28 November 2024 Proposed Start Date:01 January 2025