Pastoral Support Officer

Blackdown Education Partnership; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

First Aid Allowance

Job summary

The Castle School, Taunton, Somerset, seeks a dedicated Pastoral Support Officer to join our pastoral team and support students’ emotional health and overall wellbeing.

You will help improve behaviour for learning, develop social skills, and work with staff to ensure students engage in all aspects of school life. First Aid duties may arise; full training is provided.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and administrative skills.
• Excellent organisation and interpersonal skills.
• Team player with empathy and initiative.
• Commitment and passion for working with young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to students with emotional health and wellbeing.
• Improve student behaviour for learning to help them achieve in lessons.
• Develop social skills and participation in all areas of school life.
• Work as part of a Pastoral team to support whole-school wellbeing.
• Assist with First Aid in the absence of the Medical Lead.

Skills

Communication skills

Administrative skills

Organisation

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Team player

Job description

# Pastoral Support OfficerEmployer: The Castle SchoolLocation: Taunton, SomersetContract Type: PermanentHours: Full Time, Term TimeSalary: £26,847 - £29,071Posted: 11th September 2026Expires: 23rd September 2026 09:00 AMStart Date: 2nd November 2026Job ID: 1573552* Share :* Print**Pastoral Support Officer**36 hours and 15 minutes per week8:15am – 4:00pm Monday to Friday (includes an unpaid 30-minute daily lunch break)39 weeks per year (Term time plus INSET days)Grade 13 NJC points 6-11 – FTE £26,847 - £29,071Actual starting salary - £22,253Start date – November 2026The Castle School requires an enthusiastic and patient individual with a strong communication and administrative skill to join our pastoral team as a Pastoral Support Officer.The Pastoral Support Officer will be responsible for providing support to students with their emotional health and wellbeing, improving student behaviour for learning so that they are able to achieve and attain well in lessons as well as develop social skills. They will work as part of a Pastoral team to ensure that students are able to enjoy and fully participate in all areas of school life and reach their full potential.The successful candidate will have excellent organisation and interpersonal skills and will be a team player with strong empathy skills who is able to demonstrate initiative. A commitment and passion for working with young people and improving their life chances is essential. Applicants with experience of working in a school or similar organisation are very welcome but this is not essential as it is more important to have the right attributes and attitudes.In addition to the above, the postholder would help to provide First Aid in the absence of the Medical Lead or to assist at busy periods. Full training will be given and a First Aid Allowance (approximately £220 per annum) is payable for this role.Disclosure Level: EnhancedStart date: November 2026CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full### AttachmentsBEP Recruitment PackPSO Recruitment Pack 2026### Safeguarding Statement:This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.**References:** References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.**Data Protection Act:** Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.**BEP Privacy Statement–Recruitment:** Please see our website for further information.