First Aid and Student Pastoral Support Manager

The Bicester School, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  15 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 37 hours per week (Monday-Friday), Term Time Only plus INSET Days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £31,537 - £36,363
• Actual salary: £27,944 - £32,499

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate First Aid & Student Pastoral Support Manager to join our dedicated team at The Bicester School.

This is a rewarding and varied role, combining responsibility for student pastoral support with the provision of first aid and medical care across the school. Working closely with school leaders, pastoral colleagues, parents/carers and external agencies, you will play a key role in supporting students' wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and engagement with learning.

The successful applicant will be able to work effectively in a busy environment, be highly organised and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be calm under pressure, able to build positive relationships with young people and committed to helping students overcome barriers to learning.

The role includes:

• Providing pastoral support and intervention for students.
• Supporting positive behaviour, attendance and student wellbeing.
• Acting as a key point of contact for parents and carers regarding pastoral matters.
• Providing first aid and medical support to students, staff and visitors.
• Maintaining medical records, healthcare plans and medication procedures.
• Liaising with colleagues, families and external agencies to support student needs.
• Providing administrative support relating to student welfare and medical provision.
• Supporting Reception and front of house functions as required, including end of day reception cover.

Previous experience of working with children and young people is essential. Experience within a school environment and a First Aid at Work qualification would be advantageous, although training can be provided for the right candidate.

What the school offers its staff

At The Bicester School we pride ourselves on having successfully created an ethos that is nurturing, but challenging, and fully inclusive to all staff and students. We are fortunate to be located in a rural part of North Oxfordshire with excellent transport links.

Employee Benefits include:

ALET employees have the opportunity to become members of a highly competitive pension scheme. This is the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for business support staff and Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for teaching staff.

• We are committed to staff wellbeing. As such our Trustees have given all staff two wellbeing days per annum, calendared for school-based staff and bookable for the central team.
• All staff have access to a comprehensive e-learning portal with various CPD courses including safeguarding and role-specific training.

• All staff have access to a 24/7/365 confidential Employee Assistance Programme with access to specialist telephone counselling.

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

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

The Bicester School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We undertake social media checks on all shortlisted candidates in accordance with DFE statutory guidance KCSIE.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Description First Aid Pastoral Support Manager TBS 2026NG.pdf - 512 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Bicester School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1176 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Bicester School website
• Email address: hr@thebicesterschool.org.uk
• Phone number: 01869 243331
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bicester-school

The Bicester School is an 11-18 school, graded as Good in all categories by Ofsted in June 2018. Our GCSE results are above the national average and our Progress 8 score is positive. On the 1 August 2015, we became an Academy, joining the Activate Learning group, a well-respected provider of specialist UTC and sixth form education in the Oxfordshire region.

Arranging a visit to The Bicester School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@thebicesterschool.org.uk.

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