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Pastoral Support Assistant

Pastoral Support Assistant

King's Academy Easthampstead Park

Bracknell Forest

Salary:
NJC-I6 £16,507 pa (£11.73 per hour) including London Weighting and Holiday Entitlement
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
4 January 2023

Job overview

Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours per week, 8.30am-3.30pm, including a 30 min unpaid lunch break. Term time only

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Pastoral Support Assistant. The successful applicant will be part of our Raising Standards team and will work closely with Senior Teachers and Heads of Year in supporting students and removing barriers to learning. 

The role is student facing, so an ability to form positive, motivating relationships with young people is essential. The role also involves regularly interacting with parents by both telephone and in person, and liaising with teachers about matters relating to students’ wellbeing and behaviour. The successful candidate will possess tact and diplomacy, but also be tenacious and resilient. 

Easthampstead Park is a co-educational, community comprehensive serving Bracknell South. As a school we strive to give our students every opportunity to be happy, healthy and successful. We aim to deliver the best quality teaching and learning in a school where staff and students have respect and pride in themselves, their school and their community. 

We work with our students to develop their aspirations and talents to achieve their full potential in a safe, caring and supportive environment. We have a friendly and supportive staff who enjoy working with a student body that fully reflects our community. There is a strong sense that the school is moving forward and we believe that this is an exciting time to join us. Easthampstead Park values diversity and promotes equality. 

Our vision is to deliver a school judged as outstanding, that lives up to its values and beliefs. Our sense of community is built around the quality of relationships between staff, students and parents with the emphasis on respect and pride. 

Closing date: Wednesday 4 January 2023

Interviews: TBC

Please download the application form from the vacancies page on the school website https://www.epschool.org/staff-vacancies/. Should you require any further information, please telephone our Personnel Officer on 01344 390826 or email recruitment@epschool.org

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be undertaken. 

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About King's Academy Easthampstead Park

King’s Academy Easthampstead Park is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school situated in south Bracknell and the majority of our students are local; the Headteacher’s vision is for us to become the first-choice destination school for the designated catchment and beyond. There are currently just under 1000 students on roll and this number is predicted to rise due to the increasing popularity of the school and new housing developments in the area.

At King’s Academy Easthampstead Park, our vision is to provide an outstanding education for all students which fully prepares them for life beyond school. We aim to develop learners who are happy, healthy and equipped in every way to deal with the challenges and opportunities they will face in the future. The values of respect and pride are central to our school. We have high academic aspirations for all of our students, but also believe that education is about far more than just achieving outstanding academic results in examinations. We seek to develop students who have a strong sense of community, both locally and globally, who are confident, able to lead others and bring about positive change. The school is fully inclusive and has facilities to cater for all learning including special physical and education needs. Our facilities are excellent and we have a good range of performance and sports facilities which support both our in-school and our extended school curriculum.

In November 2022, we joined King’s Group Academies (KGA), following an associate membership lasting nearly two years. We took a great deal of time and care when choosing a MAT to join, and believe the relationship we have established allows us to retain our own unique school identity, whilst benefiting from the economies of scale and increased opportunities afforded by being part of a larger group of schools (‘the best of both worlds!’). Since we joined KGA, staff at all levels have been really enjoying sharing best practice and working collaboratively with their peers from the other KGA schools.

We have an incredibly friendly and supportive staff who enjoy working with a student body that fully reflects our community. The Senior Leadership Team includes two Deputy Headteachers, two Assistant Headteachers, and four Senior Teachers, all of whom will have strategic responsibility for a key area in the school’s development. There is a strong sense that the school is moving forward and we believe that this is an exciting time to join us.

The Local Area

Bracknell is located in the heart of Berkshire, 30 miles west of London and 10 miles to the east of Reading. The town is a thriving commercial centre with headquarters of many national and international companies. Transport links are good and allow staff to live within a large geographical area. The M3 and M4 motorways are each within ten minutes of the school and there is a direct rail link to London Waterloo or via Reading, a fast train to London Paddington. London airports are within easy reach.

Bracknell offers The Lexicon, a comprehensive shopping area, and travelling to The Oracle in Reading, The Meadows in Camberley or to other shopping centres at Guildford, Slough and Windsor is straightforward. Within Bracknell there is The South Hill Park Arts Centre, which comprises theatre, cinema and galleries. Centrally there is a 10-screen cinema, bowling alley, night club and many restaurants and pubs. The Ozone Ice Rink features a new state of the art ice skating rink for public use. Other sporting and leisure facilities include a Sports Centre with three swimming pools, indoor halls and an outdoor athletics track. The Coral Reef water sports ‘fun pool’ and the Lookout, a local heritage centre, are on the edge of the town.

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