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Role:Pastoral Assistant

Contract:Permanent

Hours:37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term time plus inset days)

Salary:Pay Scale 5, Point 9-12 £26409 - £27711 (Actual Salary £22640 - £23756)

Closing Date:8th May at 12pm Midday

An Exceptional Career Opportunity at The Beaulieu Park School

We are seeking to appoint a Pastoral Assistant to work closely with out Head of House team, to support the pastoral welfare of our secondary students. You will play a key, forward facing role with our students and families, helping them to navigate the various issues that growing up may bring.

You should be committed to supporting all students, including those with additional needs.

This post is for 5 days a week from 8.30am until 4.30pm Monday - Thursday and 08.30 - 4.00pm (37 hours per week with a 30-minute lunch break daily). Term time - plus INSET days.

In this role, you would be working within a fantastic team, supporting all of our students, including those with additional needs and will be based in our Secondary School.

Applicants must be enthusiastic, positive and able to work on their own initiative, as well as follow direction from other members of the staff team. Please see the Job Description and person specification for full details.

We can offer you:

The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
A commitment to a personalised programme of CPD
Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tech Scheme
24/7 GP.
Contact us:

For more information about the school, or to have an informal discussion, please contact the school office on 01245 943400.

Whilst there is a published closing date of 8th May 2025 for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted.  This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

Information about the School

The Beaulieu Park School is Essex’s first ‘All Through’ school and the primary phase opens for reception students in September 2018 with the secondary phase opening in September 2019. The Beaulieu Park School will welcome its first cohort of 60 reception aged children in two classes. In September 2019, 180 Year 7 students will be admitted. Year on year the school will grow, providing 420 places for local children between four and eleven years old by 2024 and 900 places for local children between 11 and 16 years old by 2023.