Pastoral Support Officer

Selston High School; Selston CP; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Selston is seeking a Pastoral Support Officer. The successful candidate will assist in pastoral matters, focusing on students' behavioral issues and parental engagement. Experience with mentoring young people and managing challenging behavior is required. The role offers competitive pay and extensive professional development opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Discounted healthcare

Gym membership

High street retail discounts

Career average pension scheme

Support for well-being

Professional learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of mentoring, coaching or working with young people.
• Experience of successfully working with young people with challenging behaviour.
• Courage to challenge students to reach their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to a designated Head of Year in pastoral matters.
• Assist Attendance Officers with attendance issues.
• Support students in behavioural matters and parental engagement.

Skills

Mentoring

Coaching

Working with challenging behaviour

Job description

Pastoral Support Officer

Grade and Salary Grade 4: £24,490 - £26,566 actual salary per annum pro rata ( £28,598 - £31,022 FTE). Working pattern 37 hours per week, 39 working weeks. Contract term Permanent.

The School

Our aim at Selston High School is to inspire every member of the school community to achieve their full potential and enjoy their time with us. As a caring community school, we recognise the importance of our values which include respect for all, trust, pride, recognition and celebration of success.

The role

The Pastoral Support Officer will provide support to a designated Head of Year in pastoral matters and in particular with behavioural issues, safeguarding and parental engagement. The role will support the Attendance Officers with attendance issues within their designated year group.

The person

The successful candidate will have experience of mentoring, coaching or working with young people, and experience of successfully working with young people with challenging behaviour. We are looking for someone who has the courage to challenge students to be their best and support in removing barriers to learning to ensure they reach their full potential.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Applications must arrive by: Midday Monday 17 November 2025.

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 20 November 2025.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.