The Role
As a Pastoral Support Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting pupils across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, helping them manage their emotions, develop positive behaviours and engage more confidently with education.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing targeted 1:1 and small-group pastoral support.
- Supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
- Helping pupils develop emotional regulation, resilience and positive coping strategies.
- Supporting behaviour plans, interventions and individual learning goals.
- Assisting pupils during lessons, transitions and unstructured times.
- Using positive behaviour management, de-escalation and restorative approaches.
- Building trusting relationships and acting as a consistent, positive role model.
- Encouraging attendance, engagement, independence and personal development.
- Working collaboratively with teachers, pastoral teams, safeguarding staff and external professionals.
- Monitoring pupil progress and contributing to reviews and support plans.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience supporting children or young people with SEMH needs or behavioural challenges.
- Is calm, patient, empathetic and resilient when faced with challenging situations.
- Understands the importance of boundaries, consistency and positive reinforcement.
- Can build strong, professional relationships with pupils who may struggle to trust adults.
- Is confident using de-escalation techniques and supporting emotional regulation.
- Takes a nurturing, trauma-informed and child-centred approach.
- Is proactive, adaptable and committed to helping every pupil succeed.
Experience within a specialist school, alternative provision, mainstream education, youth work or a care setting would be highly desirable. However, we are also interested in candidates with transferable experience and the right attitude.
Benefits to YOU - Why Milk Education?
- Excellent rates of pay.
- Speedy registration process and fast-track compliance.
- Flexible working opportunities to suit your schedule, subject to placement requirements.
- A 5-star-rated agency with over 3,000 reviews across Google and Facebook.
- Exclusive school and trust partnerships.
- FREE Perks Portal, offering access to a wide range of discounts.
- Access to 1,000+ accredited, discounted CPD courses through Milk Academy.
- FREE PSHE lesson plans and teaching resources.
- FREE Educator Wellbeing eBook and access to our wellbeing hub.
- A School Preparation Pack to help you feel confident and ready for your placement.
- 24/7 support from your dedicated personal consultant.
- Access to our Unbottled division, delivering lived-experience speakers in schools.
- Opportunities across England and North Wales.
- The opportunity to join the UK's only eco-friendly education supply agency.
Milk Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are APSCo Compliance+ accredited, meeting the highest standards in safer recruitment. All applicants will be subject to compliance checks in line with DfE, Keeping Children Safe in Education and APSCo guidelines.
Milk Education
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Milk Education is an exceptional employer dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment for SEND Mentor Assistants. Located in North Liverpool, we prioritise the wellbeing of our educators by offering excellent pay rates, a fast-registration process, and access to professional development opportunities, including free CPD courses. Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children ensures that you will be part of a purpose-driven team that values your contributions and supports your growth in the education sector.
