Pastoral Support Assistant

Make a real difference where it matters most – support young people to reset, rebuild confidence, and successfully return to learning every single day.

Pastoral Support Assistant (full time, temporary)
Rochdale
£500 - £600 per week PAYE (salary is depending on experience and/or qualifications)
Start date: September 2026

The School and Role
Step into a role where every day you help pupils reset, regulate, and re-engage with learning as a Pastoral Support Assistant within a specialist secondary SEND setting in Rochdale

This is a key role within the school’s RESET Team, a dedicated behaviour and pastoral support provision that works with pupils who have become dysregulated in class. You will support students 1:1 and in small groups, helping them de-escalate safely, reflect on behaviour, and return to learning when they are ready. Working closely with teaching staff and pastoral leads, you’ll play a vital part in creating a calm, structured and supportive environment where pupils feel understood and supported, not excluded.

This is a highly rewarding opportunity for someone who is passionate about behaviour support, pastoral care, and helping young people overcome barriers to learning.

Requirements (Please Apply Only If You Meet the Below)
To be considered for this Pastoral Support Assistant role, you will:

Have experience supporting children or young people, ideally within SEMH, behaviour support, or pastoral roles
Be calm, resilient, and confident when working with pupils who may present with challenging or dysregulated behaviour
Be committed to supporting emotional regulation, wellbeing, and re-integration back into learning
Hold the right to work in the UK and be able to provide two professional references
This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their career in behaviour support, SEMH education, or pastoral care, while making a real and lasting difference in the lives of young people who need it most.

What we offer
As a Pastoral Support Assistant and part of our team, you benefit from:

Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.
Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
Social and networking events.
Pension contributions.
CPD to help with your professional development.
Access to a dedicated consultant.
Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration
About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

If you are a Pastoral Support Assistant based near Rochdale who can enthuse, motivate and engage learners then we want to hear from you.

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