Pastoral Assistant

Pastoral Assistant

Salary: Grade 5 (SCP 8 - 12) £18,092 - £19,289 Actual annual salary

Hours: 28 hours per week, Term Time Only + 5 Training Days

(Permanent Contract )

(To start as soon as possible)

Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust is a vibrant family of ten schools across Hull - three secondary and seven primary - united by a shared purpose: to inspire pupils to thrive in life. Each Thrive school is a dynamic community of staff, pupils, and families working together to unlock every child’s potential.

The Opportunity

Working under the supervision of the Deputy Headteacher, Child Protection and Safeguarding Manager, you must provide targeted support and guidance to students. This includes delivering intervention programmes to facilitate learning and helping manage student welfare across the school. Additionally, you will be required to support and implement intervention strategies to address the pastoral and learning needs of students across both Key Stages.

What We Offer

• An inclusive and forward-thinking Multi-Academy Trust

• Opportunities for professional growth and development

• Access to our staff benefits platform, including retail discounts, gym membership offers, and savings schemes such as cycle-to-work

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme/ Teachers Pension

What You Will Bring

We are seeking a compassionate and proactive individual with proven experience supporting the pastoral, personal, or emotional needs of young people, ideally within an educational or youth setting. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in delivering targeted intervention strategies, managing challenging behavior, and collaborating with families and safeguarding teams to remove barriers to learning. Strong communication skills, empathy, and a solid understanding of child protection protocols and student welfare across Key Stages are essential.

Next Steps

We are proud to be a Level 1 Disability Confident Committed Employer. Through this accreditation, we will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

For further information and an informal discussion, please contact Helen Edwards by email on edwardsh@thrivetrust.uk

• Closing date: Friday 13th November 2026, 12 noon

• Interviews: Monday 23rd November 2026

Please note, we do not accept CVs; applications must be submitted using our application form. Should you require any adjustments to this, please contact people@thrivetrust.uk

As part of Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust's commitment to safer recruitment processes and in accordance with statutory guidance: Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.

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