Children Looked After & Pastoral Support Assistant

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The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of Child Looked After (CLA) & Pastoral Support Assistant

The Springboard Project, Oldham Town Centre

NJC Scale 6, Points 18-22 - £31,537.00 - £33,699.00 per annum (full time equivalent)

Plus SEN allowance - £1,539 per annum

Commencing as soon as possible

Part of the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust, The Springboard Project is a specialist provision providing high quality, innovative, alternative educational experiences for students aged 14-19 with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties). Based in Oldham town centre, we work across the neighbouring boroughs of Tameside, Rochdale and Stockport.

Here at the Project, we believe passionately in supporting our students to achieve their very best outcomes and to overcome their barriers to learning. Our aim is to meet the needs of our young people where they are, supporting them to gain the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to go into fulfilling life beyond education. It is our ambitious goal to support every one of our students into employment, further education or training once they leave us at 19. Through collaboration with the Trust, and our partnerships with wider external agencies, we can support our young people up to the age of 25, ensuring they have the best possible outcomes and move successfully into adulthood.

We promise to ensure that all our students have the opportunity to:

• Gain a minimum of 4 Level 2 (GCSE or equivalent) qualifications, including Maths and English
• Gain a vocational qualification in a pathway of their choice
• Develop employability and life skills, including recognised qualifications
• Have real, meaningful work experiences, including being allocated a career coach, who will stay with them post-19

We also believe that we cannot support our young people in isolation, and so we are always looking for innovative ways to support our wider community and the young people’s families. This can be through offering a friendly ear / support to the adults around our students through to real, practical support via our ‘Project Pantry’, a one-stop option for families struggling with the cost of living crisis.

We are now looking to recruit to the post of CLA & Pastoral Assistant.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience working with children and young people and their families.
• Reliable with an excellent record of attendance and punctuality
• Ability to deal sensitivity with vulnerable children and young people, their families / carers and other external agencies.
• Sound understanding of confidentiality.
• Awareness of child protection issues.
• Firm, sensitive and effective approach towards student discipline and the ability to remain patient and calm in challenging situations.
• Willingness to participate in relevant training and development opportunities
• Ability to build and maintain effective, appropriate and professional relationships with children, young people, staff and parents.
• Confident and able to use own initiative.
• Ability to promote a positive ethos and role model positive attributes.
• Experience of reviewing and updating behaviour plans.
• Experience of using and integrating ICT as part of the learning process and an awareness of systems across school including CPOMs.
• Experience of working in a team collaboratively to share ideas and achieve objectives
• Experience of undertaking clerical and administrative tasks

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewedhere.

For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Salary: NJC Scale 6, Points 18-22 - £31,537.00 - £33,699.00 per annum (full time equivalent)

Plus SEN allowance - £1,529.00 per annum

Actual Salary: NJC Scale 6, Points 18-22 - £26,973.00 - £28,821.00 per annum

Hours of work: 36 hours 40 minutes per week (Term time plus 5 days/195 days)

Location: Springboard Project, 2 Medtia Square, Phoenix St, Oldham OL1 1AN

Status: Permanent

Commencing: As soon as possible

Closing Date: Friday 13th March 2026 (9am)

Interviews: TBC

Further Information: Adam Ward award@newbridgegroup.org

Completed application forms to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org