Pastoral Support Officer Llawern High School

NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL; Newport; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Newport City Council, in partnership with Llanwern High School, is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Support Officer to support students' academic, social and emotional progress. The role focuses on promoting positive behaviour and wellbeing, delivering targeted interventions, and supporting attendance procedures.

The successful candidate will build strong relationships with students, families and staff, showing resilience and inclusive practice, to enable full access to education.

Qualifications

• Provide pastoral care to students across key stages.
• Support attendance procedures and punctuality for students.
• Collaborate with staff to implement wellbeing interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and guidance on student pastoral issues to staff.
• Promote positive student behaviour and wellbeing, with targeted interventions.
• Attend student support meetings and report outcomes to line managers and colleagues.
• Assist with attendance registers and follow procedures for absent students.
• Engage with students, families and peers to remove barriers to learning.

Job description

Post No. POSN003607 - Pastoral Support Officer Llanwern High School

Llanwern High School is seeking to appoint a dedicated, empathetic, and resilient Pastoral Support Officer to join our team on a permanent basis. We are looking for an exceptional individual to provide high-quality pastoral care, supporting the academic, social, and emotional progress of students across the school.

The successful candidate will play a key role in promoting positive student behaviour, wellbeing, and engagement with learning. Responsibilities will include:

• Providing support and guidance to staff on student pastoral issues.
• Promoting positive student behaviour and wellbeing, including delivering targeted interventions for behaviour support and communicating outcomes with relevant stakeholders.
• Attending student support meetings, sharing relevant information where appropriate, and implementing agreed interventions.
• Ensuring attendance registers are accurate and up to date, and that attendance procedures are followed for absent or missing students.
• Completing student voice activities for identified year groups, and collating and reporting findings to line managers and relevant colleagues.

The role will involve supporting students who face barriers to learning, working with both individuals and groups to enable full access to education and improve outcomes. The successful candidate will be able to build positive relationships with students, families, and colleagues, while demonstrating resilience, initiative, and a commitment to inclusion.

Full details of the post can be found in the job description.

Our School

Llanwern High School is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive school serving much of the eastern side of Newport. The school is housed in a modern building that provides a learning environment suited to 21st-century education. There are approximately 1,000 pupils on roll, with numbers expected to continue growing in the coming years. The school provides a high level of support and offers a positive and welcoming working environment, alongside excellent staff wellbeing initiatives and professional development opportunities for all employees.

If you have any queries about this post please contact Emily Tulloch, Senior Support Officer/Administration Manager - [e-mail]

Closing Date: Sunday 8th November (Midnight)

Shortlisting: W/C 9th November

Interviews: W/C 16th November

Advertised Externally We are committed to equality of opportunities and actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.

We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.

Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.

Our values - Fairness for all, Making a difference, Being responsible, Working together

Ein gwerthoedd - Ein Gwerthoedd, Tegwch i Bawb, Gwneud Gwahaniaeth, Bod yn Gyfrifol, Gweithio gyda'n gilydd