Child Looked ; CLA & Pastoral Support Assistant

Employer:

Teaching Vacancies

Location:

Pay:

Salary not specified.

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

22/03/2026

What skills and experience we're looking for Act as a named key adult for Child Looked After (CLA) within the school.

To work under the direction of the Safeguarding Manager to ensure that CLA and Previously Looked After Children (PLAC) are not placed at a disadvantage and receive appropriate support to achieve academic, social, and emotional success in school.

Support the Designated Teacher for CLA in monitoring attendance, progress and wellbeing.

Contribute to the development, review and implementation of Personal Education Plans (PEPs). Attend and contribute to PEP meetings and relevant multi-agency reviews.

Liaise effectively with social workers, carers, Virtual School (VSH) representatives and other professionals.

Track and report on academic, attendance and behaviour data for CLA pupils.

Ensure Pupil Premium Plus funding is used effectively to support identified needs.

To work collaboratively with relevant professionals, including the VSH, to ensure that the Designated Teacher and other school staff are equipped to identify potential signs of mental health concerns among LAC and PLAC, and understand how to access further assessment and support when required.

To work with relevant professionals, including social workers and school staff, to develop, monitor, and review LAC and PLACs PEPs.

To liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead to ensure that safeguarding concerns involving looked-after and previously looked-after children are reported, recorded, and acted upon in line with statutory guidance and school policy.

To play a key role in ensuring that PEPs are effective in coordinating support and enabling looked-after pupils to make good educational progress.

Pastoral and Emotional Support To provide additional support to the pastoral team, contributing to the promotion and maintenance of the overall wellbeing of the student body.

Be an active, flexible and reliable member of the Pastoral Team.

To provide support in addressing the needs of students who need particular help to overcome barriers to learning.

To assist with the development and implementation of Individual / Behaviour/ Support/ Mentoring plans Share key information, advice and guidance with others regarding the support of children and young people under the direction of the Safeguarding Manager.

This could include sharing knowledge of activities, courses, organisations and individuals that can be accessed to provide additional support to children and young people.

To provide a range of information, advice and guidance to support and enable children and young people, tailored to their specific needs, to make choices about their own learning and behaviour.

Promote a culture in which looked-after and previously looked-after children are:
Prioritised for appropriate academic support Encouraged and supported to actively participate in all aspects of school life Supported to succeed and to raise aspirations towards further and higher education or highly skilled employment Enabled to take ownership of their learning, with regular opportunities to discuss progress and next steps Provided with safe, supportive opportunities to discuss and address difficult issues, including SEN, bullying and attendance Set high expectations of the learning and achievement of looked-after and previously looked-after children, and work collaboratively with teachers to set ambitious, targeted outcomes through PEPs in order to accelerate progress.

Ensuring that PEPs are completed and reviewed within statutory timescales.

To act as a central point of contact for carers, parents, and guardians, promoting strong and positive home–college links.

To support pupils’ progress by ensuring effective, timely communication with carers, parents, and guardians.

To encourage high aspirations and work directly with looked after and previously looked after children to plan for their future success and fulfilment.

To ensure that carers, parents, and guardians are fully involved…