Are you looking for a new opportunity to start in the New Year? Come and join our wonderful special school at Greenacre in this pivotal role as Pastoral Care Worker

ABOUT US Greenacre School is one of the UK’s largest special schools, educating over 300 children and young people aged 3 to 19 with severe and complex learning disabilities. In addition to the main site, the school has a number of satellite classes, which are based within local mainstream settings. This model supports Greenacre’s steadfast commitment to social inclusion. We are also very proud to be an OUTSTANDING school with Ofsted we work hard to achieve and maintain this as a team together.

Our school is proud to offer a supportive team; high quality personalised training and an opportunity to work with utterly fabulous children and young people as outlined in our VALUES - Environment - Inclusion - Commitment - Connections - Wellbeing - Magic!

THE ROLE Pastoral Care Workers work under the guidance of senior staff working flexibly in response to the needs of pupils. As part of a specialist team, they play an important role in helping to create a stimulating, safe and structured environment for pupils with complex needs.  In particular, they provide an on-call service for pupils at times of crisis, proactively supporting pupils in their self-regulation to enable them to settle and learn.  When pupils are regulated, Pastoral Care Workers support pupils’ long-term development through the planning and delivery of interventions, coaching conversations and therapeutic activities or by providing general support in the classroom under the guidance of a teacher.  

THE CANDIDATE

• Experience in a school or similar setting 

• Experience working with children/ young people with SEN / SEMH needs

• MUST be educated with GCSE Math's and English or equivalent

• NVQ L3 qualification or working towards or willing to undertake

SALARY/ HOURS Starting salary for this Pastoral Care Worker role is £19,802 actual annual salary (£25,584 FTE) working 33 hours per week Mon-Fri term time only + 5 inset days + amazing benefits working for our Wellspring trust

NEXT STEPS

For more information please refer to the job description attached.

If you are interested in this excellent opportunity simply click APPLY NOW alternatively if you have additional questions then please reach out to Caroline the Recruitment Manager: recruitment@sppartnership.co.uk If you are unsure if you meet all the criteria but have an interest in this opportunity then please do submit your application

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs.  We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those  from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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