Behaviour & Pastoral Support Assistant - TTO + 2 SDD - Term Time

The Charles Dickens School, Broadstairs

• Ref:KCC886-4016-782S
• Posted:03/06/2025
• Pay:BCAT 7:£26,515-£28,850 (pro rated £22,654-£24,649)
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:16/06/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:w/c 16 June 2025

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THE ROLE

Required for immediate start, the Trustees are seeking to appoint a Behaviour and Pastoral Support Assistant to provide pastoral support for students at The Charles Dickens School. The successful candidate will be joining a team of highly experienced and well-qualified colleagues and will be supported with induction and training for career development. The post will address the needs of children, supporting them in overcoming barriers to learning and enabling them to achieve their full potential, thereby supporting the School to raise standards of achievement, improvement, attendance and raise standards of behaviour.

The successful candidate needs to be proactive, approachable and a good listener and act as a positive role model to students. A good standard of Education (Level 3) together with good numeracy and literacy skills (GCSE English and Maths or equivalent) are required and at least 2 years’ experience of working with secondary school students is desirable. You will be a joining a successful pastoral and behaviour team which will expand further as the school grows.

This is a term time only role with two staff development days. 

Hours are 37 per week, 08.00 – 16.00 Mon – Thurs, 08.00 – 15.30 Fri (to include 30 minutes unpaid lunch break)

Deadline: Monday 16 June 2025 at 9am.  Interview date: w/c 16 June 2025

Early applications are encouraged and we retain the right to fill the vacancy before the deadline date.

Information about the school

The Trust

Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017.

It currently consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18 years, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020 and November 2024; The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, rated “Good” by Ofsted in March 2023 and Barton Manor Free School, an 11–18 years non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury which opened to Year 7 in September 2022 and as the school grows now has Y7, 8 and 9 from September 2024.

Our School

The Charles Dickens School is a successful, over-subscribed, non-selective 11-16 school located in Broadstairs, Kent. We have a vision and a determination to provide our community with an excellent school and we are making great progress towards this. Since 2022 we have been the highest performing non-selective school in the district and since 2023 we have been the highest performing non-selective school in East Kent. Schools Week identified us as the 8th most improved school in the country between 2019 and 2023, for schools with an above average proportion of Pupil Premium pupils. Our Progress 8 score in 2024 was +0.22. We are heavily over-subscribed and have an excellent reputation for our culture of high expectation. Our recent Ofsted Inspection in March 2023 graded the School “Good” in every category.

To work here is to embrace the challenges of an economically-diverse community and understand the influence education has in addressing social immobility. There are few schools in the country where a teacher’s ability to change lives is so evident. Without hyperbole, this is a career-defining mission. We’re looking for brilliant people to join us on our journey.

The School has excellent facilities. All rooms are equipped with state-of-the art electronic interactive whiteboards. There are excellent specialist facilities for sport, hospitality, engineering, dance, drama, music and art. We have a Specialist Resource Provision for visually-impaired children. We offer and value a broad curriculum aimed at promoting talent beyond traditional academic subjects. Our significant investment in professional development drives colleagues’ continuous improvement. This is a place where everyone improves regardless of their career stage.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Ms K Cardus
• Address:Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2RL
• Telephone: (01843) 862988
• Email: recruitment@cds.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• BCAT Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
• CDS Behaviour & Pastoral Support Assistant JD
• BCAT Information Pack Mission Values and Visions
• Privacy Notice for Job Applicants