Yeovil College is excited to announce an opening for a Pastoral Support Practitioner to join our amazing student support team. If you are passionate about supporting learners and making a real difference to their educational journey, this is your opportunity to join a dedicated team focused on helping students to succeed. This is a term-time only role, offering a great work-life balance while still making a lasting impact on students’ lives.
In this role, you will work closely with the Head of Student Support to provide individualised pastoral support for our learners. Your responsibilities will include assisting with pastoral interventions and signposting to relevant agencies if needed. You will also play a key role in supporting learners' emotional and social wellbeing, addressing issues such as mental health, exploitation, and potential radicalisation. Your work will involve building strong relationships with both learners and their families, ensuring their safety, progress, and overall wellbeing through clear communication and monitoring. By collaborating with internal teams and external agencies, you will help facilitate successful transitions and guide students through their educational journey to ensure they reach their full potential.
What we're looking for:
• Passionate about supporting young people
• Experience of working with young people developing motivation, resilience and strategy development
• Excellent communication skills.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
• An excellent team player, demonstrating resilience and empathy
• Youth Work or related degree foundation or equivalent
• Level 2 in English and Maths or equivalent
What we offer:
• Annual Salary: Actual £19,410.67 [FTE £23,871]
• Part time position, 20 hours per week, Term time only
• Generous pension scheme of 18.9% support employer contributions
• Staff discount scheme with high street and online retailers
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• Employee assistance programme
• Free onsite gym
• Subsidised catering facilities
• Access to free staff parking
Don't miss out!
Join Yeovil College and make a real difference in the lives of students as they embark on their educational journeys. Apply now to become a part of our dedicated and dynamic team!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you’re excited about this opportunity, submit your application as soon as possible!
Safeguarding Statement
Yeovil College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Potential applicants should be aware that all successful applicants will need to agree to an enhanced DBS check including child and if required adult barred list checks.
Yeovil College uses a third party registered body called uCheck to complete DBS checks on our behalf. Your data is handled according to the DBS Code of Practice which is available from the DBS website.
DBS checks are only one of several methods used to assess candidates’ suitability to work with children and young adults.
Yeovil College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Potential applicants should be aware that all successful applicants will need to agree to an enhanced DBS check including child and if required adult barred list checks. Yeovil College uses a third party registered body called uCheck (www.ucheck.co.uk) to complete DBS checks on our behalf. Your data is handled according to the DBS Code of Practice which is available from the DBS website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice). DBS checks are only one of several methods used to assess candidates suitability to work with children and young adults.