Pastoral Support Assistant
What skills and experience we're looking for
What You’ll Bring to Futura
We are looking for a person who can build a strong rapport with children. You will be a positive role model for children, supporting them in achieving their best. You will work with children to help them to engage in their learning, ensuring that they feel cared for and listened to.You will set boundaries and routines and respond to the children’s needs if the class teacher or 1:1 LSA is needing support.
The ideal candidate will be someone able to demonstrate a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community and who aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- Happy children who are eager to learn
- A committed, supportive and friendly team who work together to achieve the best outcomes for our children and families
- A large site where opportunities for outside learning can be maximised
- A team committed to professional development supported by internal expertise and outside collaboration
- Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.
- Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.
- Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.
- Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.