Pastoral Support Assistant

Pastoral Support Assistant

£17,772 - £20,661 (NJC Scale 17-22) + Outstanding benefits package

Lakeside School, Liverpool

As a Pastoral Support Assistant, you’ll help us meet our pupils’ emotional needs. Our pupils have challenging complex emotional and behavioral needs and need more support than most. You’ll make sure they get it by applying high standards of care. It means working with families and developing programmes for each individual pupil. With careful assessment and planning, you’ll create a positive learning environment where every student can thrive.

You already have experience working with SEMH or ASD pupils in a school or care setting. So you understand their developmental needs and what pastoral care entails. A good listener who can motivate pupils and work in a team, you inspire young people to achieve. Flexibility and good organisational skills mean you’ll be an asset to the Witherslack Group.

For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us, here at Witherslack Group. Through our aspirational homes, schools and ethos, we’ve achieved the highest possible outcomes. In short, we’re creating life opportunities where none existed before.

Lakeside School is part of the Witherslack Group, a well-established, independent group of residential/day special schools and children’s homes.  Lakeside School is a co-educational day school that caters for children between the ages of 5 and 13 who exhibit complex communication and learning difficulties with associated challenging behaviours.

Reward
We know you’re going to do great things. We offer a salary and benefits package that’s among the best in our sector. You’ll receive a competitive salary, contributory pension (matched up to 5%) and comprehensive induction and ongoing training, as well as extensive Group staff benefits such as Medicash Health Plan/Employee Assistance, Kia preferential Affinity Scheme, Merlin Entertainment discounts, Cycle to Work and tax-free childcare vouchers. Witherslack covers DBS Enhanced check costs to all new employees.

Holidays

During term time, work 42.6 hours per week and receive full school holidays.

To apply, please click apply for the full job description and an application pack. 

Closing Date:     Tuesday 11^th July 2017

Interviews:         Monday 17^th July 2017

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of it’s young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.