Assistant Head of Year (Pastoral Support Officer)
Broadoak Academy, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
11 January 2027
Closing date
23 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Actual Annual Salary:?£28,265 - £30,836
Assistant Head of Year (Pastoral Support Officer) job summary
Job Title: Assistant Head of Year (Pastoral Support Officer)
Actual Annual Salary: £28,265 - £30,836 based on hours and weeks worked.
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £33,009 - £36,011 (CLF Grade D) based on 37 hours per week, all year round.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week, Term Time Only Plus insets
Provisional Start Date: January 2027
In this varied and rewarding role, you'll play a key part in supporting students' wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and personal development. Working closely with students, families, staff and external agencies, you'll help create an inclusive environment where every young person feels safe, supported and ready to learn.
As Pastoral Support Officer, you'll provide mentoring and pastoral interventions, respond to safeguarding and welfare concerns, liaise with families and external agencies, and help students overcome barriers to learning. As Assistant Head of Year, you'll support the effective pastoral leadership of a year group, promoting high standards of behaviour, attendance and achievement while helping students to thrive both personally and academically.
If you're passionate about making a positive difference to young people's lives and have the resilience to work in a fast-paced and rewarding environment, we'd love to hear from you.
About you:
You will demonstrate:
- A good understanding of safeguarding within an educational setting, or transferable safeguarding knowledge.
- Experience developing and maintaining positive relationships with students, families and carers.
- A keen interest in working with children and young people, alongside a commitment to improving student outcomes and life chances.
- Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support, challenge and motivate students.
- Emotional resilience and the ability to remain calm and effective when managing challenging situations.
- Commitment to continuous improvement through professional development, self-evaluation and reflective practice.
Please note: the ability to attend meetings and students homes is an essential part of this role so a full driving licence and use of vehicle will be required.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Broadoak Academy
Broadoak Academy is an ever-growing secondary school located in Weston-Super-Mare and is quickly becoming the school of choice for parents in the Town. We are very proud to be an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school. We have a strong sense of belonging and community, and as such, we work together to offer students a well- balanced, happy and successful education. Our community is assured of Broadoak’s pivotal role in their children’s education, well-being and futures.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 37 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing date: 23 November 2026 @ 11:59pm
- Shortlisting date: 24 November 2026
- Interview date: 01 December 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs, a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we do not offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Broadoak Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 792 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Broadoak Academy website
Broadoak Academy is part of CLF which is a 3-19 organisation with a mix of primary, secondary and an all through academies. It is located in the south of Weston near to Uphill Village, Weston-super-Mare. There has been a school on this site serving the community for nearly 100 years and we have a PAN of 900
• The proportion of children eligible for the pupil premium, which is additional funding for pupils in receipt of supported income, looked-after children and children from service families is above the national average at 36%.
• 11% of the school speak English as an additional language
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