Pastoral Officer

Twynham Learning; Ashington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS membership

On-site parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff discounts

Staff intranet access

Job summary

Twynham Learning at Poole High School is seeking a Pastoral Officer to support pastoral welfare and safeguarding for every year group. You will work with the Senior Leadership team to induction new arrivals and promote wellbeing across the student body.

The role focuses on supporting students and families to maximise learning, while aligning with safeguarding policies and best practice within our Trust.

Qualifications

• Assist the Senior Leadership team in overseeing pastoral welfare and safeguarding.
• Deal with welfare issues and induct new arrivals.
• Support students and families to maximise learning.
• Promote safeguarding in line with policies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pastoral welfare and safeguarding for year groups.
• Induct new arrivals and support transition.
• Work with students and families to maximise learning outcomes.
• Uphold safeguarding policies and liaise with SLT.

Skills

Team player

Flexible

Energetic

Education vibe

Job description

8.00am to 4.00pm with 35-minute unpaid lunch 4 days a week and a 40-minute unpaid lunch 1 day per week

Weeks per year

School term-times, Trust Training Days and two INSET days per academic year

Grade

7

Salary range

(per annum)

Support staff salary points 8-14

£27,709 to 30,515 (FTE)

Location

Poole High School

Reports to

Head of Year/Assistant Headteacher

About the Post

We are delighted to be recruiting for an enthusiastic Pastoral Officer to join our fantastic team at Poole High School.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

• Assist the Senior Leadership team at Poole High School in overseeing the pastoral welfare and safeguarding of students in each year group.
• Deal with pastoral and welfare issues and be responsible for the induction of new arrivals.
• Support and work with students and families to maximise learning for individual students.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies

What we can offer you

• An opportunity to work with wonderful children and their families as well as exceptional colleagues
• High quality continued professional development and opportunities to progress
• Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

What we can offer you

• An opportunity to work with wonderful children and their families
• Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
• A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
• Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
• Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

• enjoy working with, and can relate to, children in and out of the classroom
• work with energy and enthusiasm
• are flexible with the ability to work as part of a team
• want the challenge of working in an educational environment

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 9am. However, we reserve the right to interview and/or appoint strong candidates before this, so we encourage you to apply early. Interview date to be confirmed.

Twynham Learning values diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to eliminate unlawful discrimination and promote diversity throughout our whole workforce. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities to all job applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability status, gender reassignment, marital/partnership status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/national origin, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. Only people who can evidence their right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy. We are committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes as part of our strong commitment to safeguard children and young people. An enhanced criminal records check will be undertaken on the successful candidate. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.