Pastoral Support Assistant - Level 3

Level 3 Pastoral Assistant

Required from 3rd November 2025

Full time – 37 hrs a week

Term time only

Permanent

Salary Grade E point 13-19 (£28,163-£31,067 FTE per annum)

£ 24,223.42 Actual Salary per annum

Are you a calm, caring, and positive individual who thrives on supporting children through life’s challenges? Do you believe in the power of positive relationships to transform behaviour, boost confidence, and help every child feel safe and valued? Do you have high expectations, paired with the compassion needed to bring out the best in every child? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Burford Primary and Nursery School is seeking to appoint a Level 3 Pastoral Assistant who is dedicated, flexible, and nurturing to join our supportive and ambitious team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a meaningful impact on children’s wellbeing, social development, and academic success.

In this role, you will:

• Support children’s wellbeing, learning, and development both in and out of the classroom.

• Recognise and respond to emotional and behavioural needs, modelling patience, care, and professionalism.

• Use empathy and active listening to build strong, trusted relationships with children and families.

• Work with pupils to identify barriers and deliver one-to-one and small group interventions to support behaviour, emotional development, and engagement in school life.

• Encourage independence and resilience in pupils, helping them navigate change and challenge.

• Promote and reinforce the school’s behaviour expectations, acting as a consistent and positive role model.

• Be a visible and proactive presence across the school, supporting positive behaviour and wellbeing.

This is a pivotal role for someone who wants to make a lasting difference in a school that puts children's wellbeing and achievement at its heart.

In return, we offer:

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, child-centred staff team committed to continuously raising standards

• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

• Calm and purposeful learning environments

• Friendly, polite, and positive children who deserve the very best

• Strong partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors, and the wider community

• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning

• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi-Academy Trust

• The chance to make a real and lasting impact on the lives of children

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://transformtrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Suzy Stephens-Jephcote, Operations Manager at Burford Primary & Nursery School: Email: suzy.stephens@burford.nottingham.sch.uk Telephone: 0115 9151560

Closing date for applications: 19th September 2025

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 25th September 2025

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9300 children in 26 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus. 

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

All school roles are classed as regulated activity and as such, it is an offence to apply to for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children