Pastoral Support Assistant

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Job Title:  Pastoral Support Assistant
Location:  Lamledge School, Shifnal, TF11 8SD
Hours:      40 hours per week | Monday–Friday | Term time only
Salary:      £23,638.00 per annum (not pro rata)
Contract:  Permanent | Term Time Only
Start:         May 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated Pastoral Assistant to help create a positive, caring and inclusive environment where every child and young person is valued, respected and supported to thrive.

In this vital role, you will guide staff in effective support strategies, provide direct care for young people in crisis, and contribute to long‑term planning for their holistic development. Working closely with the Head of Behaviour and Welfare, you will help implement approaches that ensure every learner can access continuous, meaningful learning.

What You’ll Do

• Champion an inclusive, respectful and safeguarding‑focused environment, challenging any practice that does not reflect the school’s ethos.
• Support teachers with classroom management, and help develop and implement individual educational and behavioural programmes.
• Lead, deploy and supervise Pastoral Intervention Assistants, ensuring safe staffing levels and clear communication across the pastoral and teaching teams.
• Provide structured staff supervision, contribute to performance management, and identify training needs to promote high‑quality pastoral care.
• Oversee daily pastoral systems including rotas, rewards, behaviour tracking, record‑keeping and end‑of‑day briefings.
• Deliver training on pupil needs and behaviour trends, and support individual young people throughout the school day, including during times of crisis.
• Run community projects and on‑site work experience, contribute to policy development, and take an active role in school meetings.

What you'll bring 

• Driving licence is required
• A strong sense of accountability, keeping the Head of Education and Headteacher fully informed about all pastoral and day‑to‑day care matters.
• Personal responsibility for your own professional development, ensuring you stay current with best practice and emerging issues in pastoral care.
• High professional standards, including confidentiality, sound judgement and consistent modelling of the school’s values.
• A proactive, reflective approach that uses feedback, data and supervision to improve practice and strengthen support for young people.

About Us 

Lamledge School is an independent specialist school in Shropshire, supporting students aged 5–19 with SEMH and additional learning needs. We provide a nurturing, small-group environment where every student feels understood, supported, and challenged to reach their potential. Our curriculum combines academic excellence with social, emotional, and life skills development, guided by trauma-informed and PACE principles. Staff work collaboratively to create personalised learning plans, fostering resilience, confidence, and independence. Surrounded by stunning countryside, Lamledge offers a welcoming, inclusive, and inspiring place to learn and work.

Acorn Education offers rewarding careers and meaningful challenges while making a real difference in young people’s lives. As a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs, and part of Outcomes First Group, we deliver innovative, evidence-based approaches that support measurable progress and lasting impact.

We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
  • Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Hundreds of UK and international discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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