About the role
As a Pastoral Assistant, you will be at the heart of school life, supporting pupils during moments of challenge and success alike. Your work will help remove barriers to learning, promote positive behaviour, and ensure pupils feel understood, safe, and supported.
You’ll collaborate with teaching staff, pastoral colleagues, and senior leaders to create consistency, stability, and positive outcomes for pupils with social, emotional, and behavioural needs.
Key Responsibilities
1. Promote a supportive, inclusive, and respectful environment for all pupils
2. Support staff in implementing effective approaches that keep pupils engaged in learning
3. Provide direct, hands-on support to pupils in crisis or requiring additional care
4. Assist in the development and delivery of individual education and behaviour programmes
5. Support classroom teachers with behaviour management, supervision, and pupil care
6. Maintain strict confidentiality and demonstrate professionalism at all times
Designated Areas of Responsibility
7. Support the deployment, supervision, and guidance of Pastoral Intervention Assistants alongside senior leaders
8. Work with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure staffing meets the needs of pupils
9. Act as an accessible point of contact for teaching staff and pastoral colleagues
10. Help establish clear systems for delegation and shared responsibility within the pastoral team
11. Provide consistent guidance, support, and direction to Pastoral Intervention Assistants
12. Contribute to structured supervision and performance management processes that promote best practice
Experience and Skills
13. Experience of working in a challenging or complex educational environment
14. Proven ability to support pupils with social, emotional and behavioural needs
15. Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
16. Strong communication, organisation and relationship-building skills
17. Full UK Driving Licence
This is a role where your empathy, resilience, and commitment will make a tangible difference every day. If you’re driven by supporting young people’s wellbeing and helping them succeed both in and beyond the classroom, Longdon Hall School offers a meaningful and fulfilling career opportunity.
About Us
Longdon Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional, and mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
This opportunity is in Lichfield which is within commutable distance of Cannock, Burton upon Trent and surrounding areas.
We are part of Acorn Educationand can offer plenty of challenges along with a wide range of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in creating and delivering innovative approaches that achieve measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
18. Life Assurance
19. Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
20. “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
21. A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
22. 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
23. Cycle to Work Schemes
24. Electric Car Purchase Scheme
25. Critical illness cover
26. Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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