Pastoral Support Assistant

About the role

Are you a graduate or experienced professional looking to build a career supporting the wellbeing, personal development and pastoral needs of young people? We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Pastoral Support Assistant to join a secondary school in Brent on a long‑term, full‑time basis, with the potential to become permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Provide pastoral support to students across KS3 and KS4.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with students.
• Support students with their wellbeing, behaviour and personal development.
• Provide one‑to‑one and small‑group mentoring and support.
• Help students overcome barriers to learning and engagement.
• Support students with attendance, punctuality and behaviour.
• Encourage confidence, independence, resilience and positive decision‑making.
• Work closely with teachers, pastoral staff, SEN staff and families where appropriate.
• Identify concerns and communicate them to the appropriate members of staff.
• Help create a safe, supportive and inclusive school environment.

Required profile

• Positive, approachable, patient and empathetic.
• Ideally educated to degree level and/or experienced working with teenagers.
• Experience in education, youth work, mentoring, coaching, tutoring, SEN or pastoral support is desirable.
• Experience supporting students with additional needs such as ADHD, Autism, dyslexia or SEMH is advantageous.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to build positive relationships and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
• Passionate about supporting the wellbeing and development of young people.
• Calm, resilient and confident when dealing with challenging situations.