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The King's School, Canterbury
02/10/2025
Pastoral Care Assistant
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Salary
£12.77 to £15.98 per hour DoE + 16.5% holiday pay
Job category/type
Pastoral
Date posted
17/09/2025
Job reference
VAC00555
Day, Evening, Weekend and Overnight Pastoral Care Assistants
(Term time only)
Flexible hours contracted Pastoral Care Assistants are required to join the team as soon as possible. The availability to stand in at short notice is essential. Availability of hours will be discussed at interview. Hours covered are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during term time, and so the shifts required could cover daytime, evenings, nights and weekends, depending on availability.
The successful candidate will have a genuine desire to work with young people and be pro-active in their pastoral care. There will be a full induction provided upon start of employment.
For any information about the above post please contact Matt Thornby, Assistant Head (Boarding) on -
Applications including a CV and Covering letter, addressed to Matt Thornby, Assistant Head (Boarding), should be submitted online, through the King's School website atCurrent Job Vacancies
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Closing date for Applications is Thursday 2 October 2025 but applications will be considered if submitted earlier.
Interviews to be held in the week beginning 6th October.
The King's School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Pastoral Care Assistant