Pastoral Support Worker

Redbridge, East London
£92 - £120 per day (depending on experience)
Full-time opportunities available

Some students need more than academic support.

They need someone who listens. Someone who understands. Someone who can help them navigate the challenges that come with growing up.

We're looking for compassionate, resilient, and confident individuals to join secondary schools across Redbridge as Pastoral Support Workers.

You don't necessarily need previous school experience. We've successfully placed people from backgrounds including youth work, sports coaching, mentoring, residential care, social care, behaviour support, and community work into these roles.

What matters most is your ability to build positive relationships with young people, remain calm in challenging situations, and genuinely care about helping students succeed.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting students with their wellbeing, attendance, behaviour, and engagement

• Building positive relationships with pupils who may need additional support

• Working closely with teachers, pastoral leads, and safeguarding teams

• Helping students overcome barriers to learning

• Supporting behaviour management and conflict resolution when needed

• Acting as a positive role model throughout the school day

We're looking for someone who:

• Has strong communication and relationship-building skills

• Is confident working with secondary-aged students

• Can remain calm and professional under pressure

• Has a genuine passion for supporting young people

• Is resilient, empathetic, and approachable

• Wants to make a lasting difference in children's lives

Why choose a pastoral role?

Every day is different. One conversation could help a student turn their whole day around.

You'll play a vital role in helping young people feel supported, understood, and ready to learn. It's a role that's challenging at times, but incredibly rewarding.

Many of our Pastoral Support Workers go on to build careers in education, safeguarding, youth work, counselling, behaviour mentoring, teaching, and school leadership.

Why Protocol Education?

• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies

• Ongoing work in local secondary schools

• FREE access to our online CPD Academy

• Dedicated consultant support throughout your journey

• Opportunities in mainstream, SEND, and alternative provisions

• Career development and progression opportunities

• Referral scheme, earn rewards for referring friends

Looking to strengthen your skillset? Ask us about our FREE Thrive training. It's a fantastic qualification focused on supporting young people's emotional wellbeing and is highly valued by schools.

If you're passionate about helping young people overcome challenges and reach their potential, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and start making a difference where it matters most.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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