PASTORAL SUPPORT WORKER

Lancashire County Council; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Penwortham Girls’ High School in Penwortham, Preston, seeks a dedicated pastoral team member to provide effective support for students and families needing extra help. You will work closely with pastoral staff across the school to help create a safe, supportive learning environment.

This permanent full-time post, term time plus five days (with salary pro‑rata if part-time), requires resilience, strong ICT and communication skills, and experience of working with young people in an education

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Be well organised and efficient with excellent ICT and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective pastoral care to students and families who need additional support.
• Liaise with pastoral staff across the school to support student welfare.

Skills

Pastoral care

ICT skills

Communication

Young people experience

Job description

Location Penwortham Girls' High School, Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 0SR (801 on roll)

Tel: [phone]

School website: www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk Summary Working as a member of the school pastoral team, you will be responsible for providing effective pastoral care to students and families who need additional support. You will be expected to liaise with pastoral staff across school. This position will evolve in accordance with the needs of our students.

Applicants should be flexible, determined, resilient, have experience of working with young people in an education setting, be well organised and efficient with excellent ICT and communication skills.

This is a permanent full-time position, term time plus 5 days, which may be worked either during INSET days or school holiday periods, as directed by line management.

Penwortham Girls’ High School is a popular, oversubscribed school, graded as outstanding in every category in its recent Ofsted inspection (May 2024). Ofsted recognised the “welcoming and happy school community” and “the strong and trusting relationships with staff.” The inspectors commented that students “engage extremely well in their learning. They are highly motivated and enthusiastic about their studies.” whilst also noting that “Leaders at all levels, along with a motivated staff team, have successfully maintained the excellent quality of education at this school over a sustained period of time.”

Please note that the school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and online checks.

The closing date is 12 noon on Friday 16th October 2026. Interviews will be held the following week.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis.

Equal Opportunities statement An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community Rehabilitation Rehabilitation

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.