Care and Pastoral Officer (Waking Night)

Orchard Manor School, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9SF

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,358.92 - £34,358.92 Annually (FTE) 40 hours per week, fixed term until 24th July 2026

Care and Pastoral Officer (Waking Night) job summary

Care and Pastoral Officer (Waking Nights)

Salary: £31,782 FTE per annum

Working hours: Term time only, 40 hours p/w, 10pm to 8am, Mon, Tues, Weds & Thurs nights

Fixed term contract until 24th July 2026

We would welcome applications for both full time or part time hours in order to fill the 40 hours needed

As a Care and Pastoral Officer Waking Nights, you will:

Be a trusted key worker and mentor

Promote health, wellbeing and positive relationships

Support life, social and communication skills development

Encourage participation in enriching after-school activities

Safely administer medication and maintain accurate records

Complete risk assessments and uphold safeguarding standards

Provide compassionate personal care with dignity and respect

During the night, you will confidently:

Carry out regular welfare checks in line with care plans

Respond calmly and promptly to pupils’ needs

Maintain detailed records and deliver clear handovers

Ensure health, safety and compliance standards are met

Lead by example as a positive and reassuring role model

You will work independently overnight, with on-call support available, contributing to a caring, secure and stimulating residential environment that meets regulatory and Ofsted standards.

Please see attached detailed job description for more information about the role.

If you are ready to positively impact young lives every single night — we’d love to hear from you!

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 Orchard Manor School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orchard Manor School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/orchard-manor-school-dawlish

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