Permanent
Part time - 31.25 hours per week (8.30-3.15pm Monday-Friday)
Term Time Only
TPLTSS4 £18,482 - £19,699 (actual salary)
Plus various Company Benefits
The Priory Learning Trust is looking to recruit a passionate and caring individual as a Pastoral Learning Support Assistant to work at Berrow Primary Church Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who would relish the chance to support children to engage with learning, feel successful and to achieve the best they can. This role focuses on supporting the wider operations of Pastoral Support and Safeguarding within the Academy.
The successful applicant will be able to form strong positive relationships with individuals and be motivated to remove any potential barriers to learning. We are looking for an individual who wants to make a difference to young people and their educational experience.
At Berrow, we are dedicated to improving outcomes for all children and believe all of our children can achieve incredible things. We aim to provide the highest quality of education and pastoral support for all children to help them to be successful.
The school has a dedicated, caring staff team who work creatively, in partnership with other schools across our Trust, to enable children to achieve great outcomes. We place great emphasis on supporting children on a social and emotional level and have a strong ethos of inclusion and belonging in line with our Church vision and values.
We are part of The Priory Learning Trust, comprising of local primary and secondary schools, enabling us to work closely with a range of practitioners from all phases of education. This is a very exciting time for Berrow and a fantastic time to join us.
As part of this role, you will:
* Promote children’s well-being by encouraging them to develop good relationships with others. Motivate and empower them to develop their self-regulation and self-esteem and help them to adjust to new challenges.
* Work closely with staff at all levels in both teaching and support roles as well as with parents and students to ensure the safeguarding, mental health and behaviour provision of the Academy operates effectively.
* Work closely with families and children, creating supportive relationships and signposting them to available help.
* Contribute to the school-wide management of behaviour with all children and especially those who, at times, struggle in school.
* Assist in tracking complex student needs, coordinating multi-professional support and focusing school strategy on key safeguarding and mental health needs under the direction of the Safeguarding team, SENDCo and Headteacher.
The successful candidate will have:
* A desire to make a positive impact on children's education.
* The ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment.
* Good oral & written communication skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.
* Patience, flexibility and adaptability, with the ability to manage own time effectively.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please contact the office at the school to arrange an appointment.
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 for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
* Discounted nursery fees for parents AND grandparents at our Academy pre schools.
* Contributory pension scheme offering generous employer contribution rates.
* 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.
Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, online searches and Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.
Closing Date: 20 November 2024
Proposed Interview Date: 25 November 2024
Berrow Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
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