About Us
About WSAPC
West Sussex Alternative Provision College (WSAPC) is an educational establishment based across the county on seven separate sites, providing education for pupils whom are permanently excluded, at risk of exclusion or too ill to attend school. Our ethos is to provide FOCUS (Future, Opportunities:, Curriculum, Us, School) for our pupils to re-engage them in their learning and support re-integration to mainstream provision.
The Pastoral HLTA plays a key role in ensuring a calm, safe, and supportive environment that enables effective teaching and learning by actively managing behaviour, safeguarding concerns, and emotional wellbeing throughout the school day. The role is instrumental in upholding the school’s ethos of inclusion and trauma-informed practice and act as a daily behavioural lead, enabling teaching staff to focus on delivering high-quality education.
Job Details
Pastoral Sessions
- Carry our Pastoral Assessments to determine level of need, build trust, identify concerns, and support behaviour and wellbeing goals.
- Deliver regular 1:1 sessions tailored to individual pupil needs.
- Keep accurate, confidential records of all sessions and actions taken
- Share relevant insights with key staff where appropriate.
- Be the owner of Pastoral Support Plan and Pupil Passport on Edukey
Reintegration to Mainstream
- Coordinate and support the reintegration process for pupils transitioning back to mainstream or other educational settings including Post 16.
- Build positive relationships with receiving schools and families to ensure smooth transitions.
- Prepare pupils through tailored sessions focusing on readiness, routines, and expectations.
- Facilite and lead reintegration meetings and reviews ensuring all plans and supporting paperwork are clearly communicated and followed
- Support pupils out on reintegration for the duration of their DOS registration
- Maintain Bromcom with EPL data
- Be the owner of Pastoral Support Plans on Edukey
Safeguarding and DSL Responsibilities
- Uphold the highest standards of safeguarding practice at all times.
- As ADSL actively participate in weekly safeguarding meetings taking responsibility for action, follow up and escalation where appropriate.
- Attend and contribute to safeguarding meetings and strategy discussions as required.
- Maintain current DSL training and promote a safeguarding-first culture.
Wellbeing and Behaviour Support
- Be proactive in identifying and responding to pupils’ emotional and behavioural needs.
- Support pupils to regulate emotions using trauma-informed and relational strategies.
- Maintain strong, visible pastoral presence throughout the day, especially during transition and unstructured times.
- Collaborate with teaching staff to implement and review behaviour support plans.
- Model regulation and de-escalation strategies across the centres.
Administrative Duties
- Complete timely and accurate records of all pastoral work (e.g. contact logs, session notes, reports).
- Contribute to planning and documentation for reviews, reintegration, and multi-agency meetings.
- Use EduKey (e.g. Provision Map, Pastoral Support Plans) consistently to record and review interventions, actions, and pupil information.
- Oversee the Your Space Counselling Hours and use of time including pupils referred for therapy sessions.
- Create and maintain the pupil Passport, Pastoral Plan and Reintegration plan in Edukey
What You Need to Succeed
Professional Attributes
The Pastoral Lead, leads by example, demonstrating high levels of integrity, emotional resilience, and professional conduct. As a key adult for vulnerable pupils, they model respect, fairness, and consistency while maintaining high expectations. They take ownership of their responsibilities with discretion and empathy, upholding the highest safeguarding and behavioural standards. They work collaboratively with staff, pupils, families, and external professionals to promote positive outcomes and sustain a culture of safety and trust.
Professional Knowledge and Understanding
The Pastoral Lead maintains an in-depth understanding of trauma-informed approaches, attachment needs, and behaviour as communication. You will hold current DSL training and have a strong working knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures. You will understand the impact of adverse childhood experiences and are able to implement support strategies tailored to individual pupils and demonstrate a clear understanding of reintegration processes and multi-agency working.
Professional Skills
The Pastoral Lead delivers regular 1:1 sessions that build trust, support emotional regulation, and address behavioural challenges. You will take responsibility for the reintegration of pupils back to mainstream or other settings, coordinating meetings, preparing pupils for transitions, and maintaining accurate records including EPL data on Bromcom. You will manage the corridor and transitions throughout the school day, ensuring calm movement and proactively supporting any emerging behaviour issues.
As an Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead (ADSL), they take an active role within in the Safeguarding Team, attending weekly safeguarding meetings, contributing to strategy discussions, and ensure appropriate action, follow-up, and escalation of concerns. You will maintain consistent and detailed records of all interventions and contacts using EduKey and other systems, contributing to multi-agency plans, and other available interventions. i.e Counselling, AP’s etc.
The Pastoral Lead plays a lead role in promoting self-regulation and de-escalation strategies, both in direct pupil interactions and through modelling for other staff. They work closely with teaching teams to implement and review Behaviour Support Plans and actively promote a relational, inclusive approach across the school
Further Information
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, including references and Disclosure & Barring Service check.
WSAPC is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications for all vacancies from appropriately qualified persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
The closing date is a guide only. We intend to review applications as they are received and call those shortlisted for immediate interview. An early application is advised, as once we have appointed, we will close the recruitment process.
West Sussex Alternative Provision College and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.
Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).
Once complete please return this to [email protected]
Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on 01444 232 771
NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.
The reference number for this role is SCHO02636.
Job Reference: SCHO02636
