Pastoral Support Assistant: First Aid, Health and Wellbeing

The working hours for this role are expected to be 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. The start date for this role is 01 June 2026. 

The John of Gaunt School is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and passionate Pastoral Support Assistant: First Aid, Health and Well-being. As a member of staff within our Trust, you will contribute to a collaborative working environment and play a key role in supporting the learning and development of all pupils.

In this role, your duties and responsibilities will include making assessments of students reporting sick or unwell to the medical room, administer first aid if required and determining whether they are fit to remain in school or return to lessons. Contact parents/guardians/carers to arrange collection and provide advice accordingly. You will have the opportunity coordinate the school's counselling provision to support students identified by the school's pastoral team. Working closely with primary feeder schools you will support and ensure the effective transition, support and collation of information regarding students with medical needs as they move from Y6 or Y7. It is essential that you are a quality communicator who can liaise with Year Leaders, the Pastoral Support Manager, SENDCo and other staff to ensure all students receive an appropriate level of healthcare support within the school.

For a complete Job Description, Person Specification, and Candidate Briefing Pack, please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as they will guide you in preparing a strong application and help you understand what we’re looking for in an ideal candidate.

About EQUA Mead Learning Trust

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a leading educational institution based in Wiltshire. Dedicated to providing high-quality education to students from diverse backgrounds. Members of staff across EQUA Mead will be committed to improving the life chances of the pupils we educate and ensure we give Every Child, Every Chance. As a growing Trust, currently educating almost 6000 pupils across 22 different schools (pre-school, primary, secondary, and sixth form) we are immensely proud of our staff and endeavour to be an employer of choice. This is an exciting time as we continue to grow the number of schools and children we support.

Important Application Information

When completing your application, please ensure that you add at least 2 references, with the first being your most recent employer. Please ensure that you read the attached referencing guidelines to familiarise yourself with our process. Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date. Your application must include a full employment history, accounting for any periods of time where you were not in active employment. If this is not included it may not be possible to consider your application. To comply with safer recruitment regulations, we cannot accept applications using a CV.

If you have any questions about the vacancy or would like to know more about The John of Gaunt School, please do not hesitate to contact India McLean, vacancies@jog.equamead.org.

Safeguarding Statement

This role will involve contact with children, and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Recruitment processes follow Safer Recruitment guidance, and all interviews-regardless of role-will include questions relating to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and complies with the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education. 

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’.  These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Please note that by applying, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.