Wellbeing Support Assistant

Full Job Description

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Job Title:  Wellbeing Support Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Location:  Heath Farm School, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AX
Hours:  37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday     
Salary:  £23,385.00 per annum (not pro rata)
Contract: Fixed Term (until October 2027) | Term Time Only
Start:  October 2026       
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

As a Wellbeing Support Assistant, you will play a key role in promoting positive behaviour, wellbeing and engagement across the school. Working closely with the Wellbeing Lead and wider Inclusion Team, you will support students to overcome barriers to learning, develop positive relationships and build the confidence and resilience they need to succeed. Through effective pastoral support, behaviour interventions and mentoring, you will help create a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where every student can thrive.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Wellbeing Lead and Inclusion Team in delivering effective behaviour and wellbeing strategies.
• Building positive relationships with students and providing mentoring, guidance and pastoral support.
• Supporting students to regulate their behaviour, manage challenges and successfully re-engage with learning.
• Delivering targeted interventions that promote emotional wellbeing, social development and positive outcomes.
• Assisting with the day-to-day management of behaviour support systems and out-of-class provision.
• Working closely with teachers, support staff and senior leaders to ensure a consistent approach to behaviour management.
• Observing, monitoring and assessing student needs to identify appropriate support strategies.
• Encouraging the development of independence, resilience, life skills and positive learning behaviours.

About You

The ideal candidate will be:

• Passionate about supporting the emotional wellbeing, development and inclusion of children and young people.
• Knowledgable and understanding of SEND and safeguarding responsibilities within an educational setting.
• Calm, resilient and able to respond professionally to challenging situations and escalating behaviours.
• Calm, resilient and able to respond professionally to challenging situations and escalating behaviours.
• Organised with strong time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team while also using own initiative.
• Owning a Full UK Driving Licence

About Us

Heath Farm is an independent SEN school that offers a unique and stimulating environment where every student can make outstanding progress in their personal development and enjoy success in their education. From our nurturing approach for Primary through to Secondary students aged 5 to 16, all students are encouraged to reach high standards in every aspect of their lives.

Our students present with a wide range of needs, including social and emotional issues, learning difficulties, mental health problems and associated conditions. However, they are able to enjoy extraordinary outcomes and be happy at school.

At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia and experiences of trauma or adversity.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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