Pastoral Support Assistant

This Pastoral Support Assistant role is focused on liaise with teachers, staff and parents or carers about the needs and progress of students receiving support. It would suit someone who can bring warm, steady communication with children and families to the role.

Why this role may suit you

Provide 1:1 support via reflective and restorative practice, where necessary. As a large specialist education provider we employ over 1500 people across our schools, college and central support team.

What you would be doing

Promote the safety, safeguarding and well-being of students, by following the latest requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education and the School’s child protection policy. Liaise with teachers, staff and parents or carers about the needs and progress of students receiving support. Guide and mentor students so that targeted, measurable and significant improvement is secured both in and outside of the classroom.

What you need

• GCSE grade C or Level 2 equivalent functional skills in English and Maths.
• Experience of working with young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties and/or challenging behaviour.
• An understanding and knowledge (practical and theoretical) of behaviour management strategies.

Practical information

• Unified Academy, Chart Lane South, Dorking, RH5 4DB.
• Unified Academy, located in Dorking, is a special school for boys aged 9 to 16, who have social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Interviews will take place: w/c Monday 18 May 2026.
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Requirements mentioned

• DBS check

Job details

• Pay: £23,415
• Pay: £27,372
• Pay: £27,345
• Pay: £31,966
• Benefits mentioned: Pension, Training, Flexible working