The Priory Learning Trust is looking to recruit a Pastoral Assistant to work at Priory Community School – An Academy in Weston-super-Mare. The candidate will be required have strong attention to detail. This is a very exciting opportunity to join our fantastic Academy, supporting our highly skilled Heads of Year.
This is a full time, fixed term position from 1 September 2021, for one academic year (until 31 August 2022). The role will be term time only.
About The Priory Learning Trust:
The Priory Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy trust which supports primary and secondary schools in the South West of England. The PLT grew from a passion to bring the power of partnership and sharing to bear and provide a first-class education to a wide range of children, of all abilities and social class groupings, in Weston-super-Mare and Highbridge. Our values at The Priory Learning Trust are Students First, Cherishing Staff.
What you will do:
• Assist the Heads of Year in the provision of pastoral and academic support to students in year groups to ensure they achieve to their full potential
• Liaise, communicate and respond with parents or carers through telephone calls, emails and letters or meetings as directed by the Head of Year
• Ensure that students follow the rules of the school – particularly with regard to school uniform and the behaviour policy
• Support teachers and other staff, visit lessons, meet students, carry out duties in order to ensure that good learning takes place
About you:
• Good level of education. 5 GCSEs, Grade A* - C or equivalent
• A minimum of two years’ experience working with children 11-16 years
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheets
• Good communicator, used to working with adults and children
Benefits of working for The Priory Learning Trust:
• Employee Assistance Programme
• CPD opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Highly competitive salaries which are reviewed annually
• Discounted gym membership at our Academies
• Discounted Nursery fees at our Academy pre schools
• Pension Scheme
• Flu Jabs
• Generous annual leave entitlement for all year round staff
• 2 week October half term for Teaching Staff and term time only staff
• Amazing career progression and opportunities
• Regular social events
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Cycle to work scheme
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.
Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.