Attendance & Pastoral Officer - Term Time Plus 5 Days (20hrs) 12 month FTC

Washacre Primary Academy, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 2NJ

19 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  14 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  24 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.47 Hourly

Attendance & Pastoral Officer - Term Time Plus 5 Days (20hrs) 12 month FTC job summary

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them thrive in education? We’re looking for a dedicated Attendance and Pastoral Officer to join our team and make a real difference.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote excellent attendance and punctuality across the school.
• Provide pastoral support to pupils and families, removing barriers to learning and wellbeing.
• Liaise with external agencies to coordinate support and interventions.
• Monitor attendance data and contribute to school-wide initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with families and conduct home visits where needed.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience working with children and families in education or social care.
• Strong communication, empathy, and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and data systems (e.g., SIMS).
• A flexible, proactive team player with a commitment to inclusion and wellbeing.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a supportive and values-driven school community.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Be part of a growing, forward-thinking Multi-Academy Trust.
• Make a meaningful impact on pupils’ lives every day

Our Academy Trust is committed to improving the life chances of all children through education and personal development. Each child is unique. We encourage and support every child through their exciting journey within our trust equipping them with the skills they need for the future.

Our approach is based on sharing excellence within our trust, recruiting, training and retaining the highest calibre of staff who share our vision of enlightening, enriching, empowering and evolving a generation through education.

‘Enlightening, Enriching, Empowering and Evolving generations through education’

We offer a fantastic supportive place to work along with flexible work opportunities, including hybrid working, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services. 

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practices and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and it expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Washacre Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 177 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Washacre Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/washacre-primary-academy

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