Pastoral Support Worker

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is a World Class School with high expectations, encouraging our students to be aspirational with their learning and to enjoy all aspects of school life. We are looking to appoint a Pastoral Support Colleague to work alongside students who may find school challenging, to enable them to access learning and achieve their full potential.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for an inspirational and focused candidate to use a range of support methods, to identify and remove barriers to learning for some students. You will work closely with internal colleagues, students and their families to build positive relationships and improve communication.

You

Our ideal candidate with have some experience of working with emotional, social and behavioural issues in a school, sixth form or relevant context. You will ideally be educated to A level or equivalent with excellent communication and team working skills. You will be comfortable using a range of Microsoft products. Experience of using Arbor would be advantageous, however training will be provided.

This post is full-time working Monday to Friday, term-time only. The hours for this post are 8.15am – 4.15pm Monday to Fridays, inclusive of unpaid rest breaks.

Accreditations

Our last OFSTED Inspection in September 2023 confirmed that Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form continues to be an outstanding school. Our recent Quality Assurance Review (QAR) with Challenge Partners confirmed that we are a Leading School. We also have World Class School Accreditation, supporting our absolute committed to providing the very best education for our students.

Why work for Tolworth Girls’?

Employee well-being is a key part of our values and noted by Ofsted, that it is prioritised at TGS. We have a wide range of incentives to engage staff and ensure they are appreciated and feel valued. Our benefits include Pension scheme; free eye tests; cycle to work scheme; free flu jabs; discounted membership for the on-site gym and free on-site parking. We have an employee assistance programme, which includes free counselling services, plus colleagues enjoy many opportunities for personal and professional development and coaching. We like to get involved in the fun stuff too, supporting charity events and taking every opportunity to get together and have a cuppa in our dedicated staffroom.

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Academy’s due diligence, shortlisted candidates may be subject to an online search to identify any incidents or issues, which are publicly available, online. If there is anything concerning, candidates will be asked to comment on it at interview.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and all safeguarding checks.

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form reserve the right to close this advert early, should suitable candidates apply. We therefore advise all potential candidates to submit as early as possible. Application is via TES, referees will be contacted prior to interview or as stated in candidates’ application.

Direct applications only. No recruitment agencies.