Senior Pastoral Support Assistant - Internal OnlyEDV​/SBCVA​/

About This Role

• Salary:
  Band 5, SCP 19 - 24
• Basis:
  Permanent, Full Time
• Hours:
  
  37 hours per week over 40 weeks per year (term time plus
  1)

We are looking to appoint a dedicated and experienced Pastoral Support Assistant to join our supportive team at St Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy. This is a key position that focuses on ensuring all students are able to fully engage with their education by removing barriers to learning. You will provide high‑quality pastoral, safeguarding and administrative support to students, parents and staff, contributing to the welfare, wellbeing, attendance, behaviour and safeguarding of students across the school.

The Senior Pastoral Support Assistant will take a lead on pastoral care across the school, supporting students on an individual and group basis, particularly those facing additional challenges such as SEND, behavioural issues, or poor attendance. As a senior member of the pastoral team, the postholder will provide operational leadership and support to the wider pastoral team, oversee student services functions, contribute to safeguarding practice, and line manage designated support staff.

The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi‑Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested, prior to interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

Please note that the closing date may be brought forward depending upon interest.

• Access to first‑class CPD opportunities. We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression – with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
• Professional assistance – you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face‑to‑face counselling sessions.
• Pension – automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
• Terms and Conditions – we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.