Pastoral Assistant – Permanent
Leeds
Competitive salary (depending on experience and qualifications)
Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
Calling all Pastoral Assistants, Behaviour Mentors, Youth Workers, Teaching Assistants, and passionate education professionals
We’re working with an brilliant secondary school in Leeds that’s looking for a permanent Pastoral Assistant to join their team. This is the kind of school people stay in — supportive leadership, excellent behaviour systems, and a genuine commitment to helping every student succeed.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to young people's lives by supporting their wellbeing, behaviour, and engagement in school. You'll be a key member of the pastoral team, helping to create a calm, safe, and positive environment where students can thrive.
✅ Outstanding leadership and a genuinely supportive SLT
✅ A welcoming and collaborative staff team
✅ Strong behaviour systems with clear expectations
✅ Excellent CPD and progression opportunities
✅ A school community that values both staff and students
✅ Opportunities to make a meaningful impact beyond the classroom
You’ll be:
• Being a visible and approachable presence around the school, supporting students throughout the school day
• Building positive relationships with students to encourage engagement, attendance, and positive behaviour
• Supporting students who need additional pastoral or behavioural support, both in and out of lessons
• Working closely with teaching staff, parents, and external agencies to promote positive outcomes for students
• Managing behaviour confidently, calmly, and consistently in line with the school's policies
• Supporting students with emotional wellbeing and helping them overcome barriers to learning
• Contributing to a safe, inclusive, and positive school environment
• Experience working with young people in education, youth work, coaching, care, or similar settings
• Strong behaviour management skills and the confidence to de-escalate challenging situations
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• A calm, resilient, and proactive approach to supporting young people
• A genuine passion for improving outcomes for students
• Graduates and aspiring teachers are warmly encouraged to apply
And if you’re Thrive trained, even better. If not, no worries—we can help with that too. Protocol Education offers free Thrive training to help you build even more confidence supporting pupils' emotional wellbeing in school
If you're looking for a rewarding role where every day brings the opportunity to positively impact a young person's future, we'd love to hear from you.
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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