Key Role Information

Salary
£23,579.00
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
05/07/2026 23:59
Interview
TBC
Contract term
TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks
Pay grade
TPAT Point 8
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
37.00
Weeks per year
39.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Helston Community College, part of Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, are seeking a dedicated, resilient and compassionate Reset Room Coordinator & Pastoral Support Assistant to join our pastoral team. This is a key role in supporting students who require additional behavioural, emotional and social support, enabling them to succeed both academically and personally.
You will coordinate and help supervise our Reset Room, ensuring it operates as a calm, controlled environment where students can reflect on their behaviour, complete work and re-engage positively with learning. Alongside this, you will provide targeted pastoral support to vulnerable students across the College.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinate the day-to-day operation of the Reset Room & help supervise
Support students in regulating behaviour and re-engaging with learning
Work with teaching staff to provide appropriate work and ensure completion
Build positive relationships with students to support emotional wellbeing
Liaise with Senior Leadership, Heads of Year, SENCO and safeguarding teams
Monitor, record and report on student progress and behaviour
Support reintegration back into lessons following time in Reset
ABOUT YOU
Have experience working with young people, ideally in a school or similar setting
Demonstrate strong behaviour management and de-escalation skills
Be calm, consistent and emotionally intelligent
Be able to build strong, professional relationships with students and staff
Show resilience, flexibility and a proactive approach
Have good organisational and communication skills
WHAT WE OFFER
A supportive and collaborative school community
Opportunities for professional development
A strong commitment to staff wellbeing
The opportunity to make a real difference in students’ lives
Benefits of Working with Us:
As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.
How to Apply and Further Info:
To be considered for this role, please click the “Apply” button above to submit your online application.
The closing date and time for receiving applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 5th July 2026
If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Peter Carpenter, Assistant Headteacher on pcarpenter@helston.tpacademytrust.org
Interviews to be held  - date to be confirmed
If you encounter any issues with the online application, please contact the Talent Team for assistance at Talent@tpacademytrust.org.
TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.

Helston Community College

Alex Lingard

recruitment@tpacademytrust.org

Church Hill
Helston
Cornwall
TR13 8NR

Safeguarding Information

Candidates are advised that Truro and Penwith Academy Trust operate safer recruitment procedures based on the requirements outlined in: Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025

Statutory guidance from the DfE on Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006

Our recruitment process requires checks including identity, right to work, and an enhanced DBS check with a barred list check for all staff and volunteers. Checks for other roles may include overseas checks for those who have lived abroad, prohibition from teaching checks, and childcare disqualification checks, these will be undertaken for all appropriate roles. This ensures that:

Statutory checks on staff who work with children are complied with in line with the Disclosure and Barring Service requirements for Regulated Activity and are completed prior to starting within the Trust. Please also note: At least one member of the recruitment panel will have successfully completed safer recruitment training through an accredited training provider

Online searchers will be undertaken as part of pre-recruitment checks

Pre-appointment vetting checks

Where appropriate, details of checks will be held in individuals’ personnel files. We follow requirements and best practice in retaining copies of and the retention of these checks, and they will be recorded within the single central record for the successful candidate, and in line with our data retention policy for all other candidates. All relevant staff (involved in early years’ settings and/or before or after-school care for children under eight) are made aware of the disqualification from childcare guidance and their obligations to disclose to us relevant information that could lead to disqualification. 

TPAT complies with the requirements of KCSIE 2025

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2