Job Title: Pastoral Support Assistant
Actual Annual Salary: There are two available options of hours to be worked - 22 hours or 30 hours per week:
22 hours = £14,693 - £15,840
30 hours = £20,036 - £21,600
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £28,859 - £31,111 (CLF Grade C). Based on 37 hours per week, all year round.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part-Time, Term Time Only plus Inset Days
Working Pattern: To be discussed at interview stage
Provisional Start Date: November 2025
We are looking for a Pastoral Support Assistant that will assist in the educational, personal, and social development of students with Digitech Studio School Bristol.
The Pastoral Support Assistant will assist in the educational, personal, and social development of students in the cohort. They will support students to enable them to access the curriculum, completely engage with their learning and achieve their full potential. The postholder will deliver measurable impact on student attainment alongside the social and emotional well-being of each student. They will help to support a culture of high expectation and achievement and assist in ensuring the smooth running of the academy on a day-to-day basis.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, respectful and a great relationship builder, who will be able to provide information, advice, and support to enable students to make positive choices about their behaviour, attendance to lessons, and social interactions.
About you:
- A good understanding of safeguarding within an educational setting or transferable knowledge of safeguarding.
- Knowledge of academy policies, particularly those on Race Equality, Cultural Diversity and Health and Safety.
- Experience of developing and maintaining good relationships with students and having appropriate contact with families and carers of children.
- Experience of working with young people in an educational environment.
- Able and willing to work cooperatively as part of a team within a framework of non-negotiables.
- Respect for the professional expertise of others.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Digitech Studio School Bristol:
Digitech delivers a specialised curriculum for 14 to 19-year-olds, where we offer progression into the creative digital and high-tech sectors. We are located in Warmley, on the outskirts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Studio schools are small by design, and we only take 90 students into each year group. This allows us to meet the needs of students in a personalised way.
Digitech Studio School has been on an enormous improvement journey over the past few years which has seen outcomes consistently improve year-on-year with all indicators. The academy is diverse in its intake and proud that we serve all of the families in our community. There is real pride from colleagues that they work at Digitech Studio School and contribute to a cause greater than themselves.
Why work at CLF?
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
• Closing Date: 12 October 2025 @11.59pm
• Short-listing: 13 October 2025
• Interviews: To be confirmed
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
