Job Title: Pastoral Support Worker
Location: Walsall
About the role
We are looking for a Pastoral Support Worker to join our team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting pupils’ behaviour around school, helping to maintain a calm, safe and purposeful environment throughout the day. This will include encouraging positive choices during transitions, breaktimes and unstructured times, using restorative and relational approaches to de‑escalate situations, reinforce expectations and help pupils develop confidence, resilience and self‑regulation. The role will require someone who can build trusting relationships with pupils, work closely with teaching and pastoral staff, and contribute consistently to the school’s wider safeguarding and behaviour support systems.
Benefits
- Financial, Health and Lifestyle benefits
- Discounts on everyday purchases (Eden Red)
- A comprehensive free of charge health plan (UK Health Care)
- A cycle to work scheme via Halfords
- Access to the Blue Light Card
- Further benefits including education sector leading CPD
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.
The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Please take time to read our policies attached to this advert.
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