Head of Student Support
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School), Harleston, Norfolk, IP20 9DD5 days remaining to apply
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
28 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £8,825 - £9,573 per annum
Head of Student Support job summary
Telephone No: 01379 852561
Email Address: ejohnson@sancroft.stbenets.org
- Salary: £8,825 - £9,573 per annum (SCP12-17)
- Fixed Term until 9 November 2026
- Part time
- 13 hours (2 days per week)
- Term time + 2 weeks
- Starting 10 November 2025
This is a wonderful opportunity for a people-focused, organised and self-motivated colleague to join the Harleston Sancroft Academy. Working with the pastoral team in our secondary phase you will be a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) supporting the safeguarding team with administrative tasks and record keeping including following up safeguarding concerns. You will work with students and their families; providing pastoral support, signposting to appropriate outside agencies, monitoring interventions and helping remove barriers to learning. You will collaborate cross phase, liaising with pastoral colleagues in our primary phase to develop an all through school pastoral provision. Your work will be underpinned by the Sancroft ethos, purpose and values.
The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a team but be able to work independently and on their own initiative and be willing to learn new skills.
The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview but will fall within our academy hours of Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm and will be 6.5 hours per day two days a week.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or speak with the Assistant Headteacher; Lucy Field at 01379 852561 lfield@sancroft.stbenets.org
How to Apply:
For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.
To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.
Closing Date: Monday 3rd November, 9am
Interview Dates: w.b. 3rd November
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.
References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.
The Diocese of Norwich St Benet’s Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references. The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
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 The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 837 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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