Learning and Pastoral Support Coordinator
Saint John Bosco College, London, SW11 3DQ5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
6 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
1 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36hrs/week Monday - Friday -- Term time only (39weeks per annum)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £34,359
Pay scale
- Support Staff Scale 5, Point 12 [Inner London]
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role
St John Bosco College is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Learning and Pastoral Support Coordinator to join our ASD Base team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people with additional needs and making a meaningful difference to their educational experience and wellbeing.
Working closely with the ASD Base Lead and wider school staff, you will play a key role in supporting pupils’ academic progress, emotional development, and personal growth. You will provide targeted mentoring, coordinate support programmes, and ensure that every student is given the opportunity to thrive in a safe and inclusive environment.
Key responsibilities
Provide high-quality mentoring and targeted support to individual pupils and small groups, particularly those facing barriers to learning
Monitor, track, and review pupil progress, ensuring high expectations for behaviour, attendance, and achievement
Coordinate daily timetables and oversee pupil-focused administrative processes
Support the ASD Base Lead in planning, data tracking, and preparing for EHCP reviews and meetings
Work collaboratively with teaching staff to ensure effective classroom support and consistent provision
Build strong relationships with parents, carers, and external agencies to support pupils holistically
Promote positive behaviour, wellbeing, and inclusion across the school community
What the school offers its staff
Our Commitment to Staff Wellbeing
At SJBC, we’re building a school that values its staff just as much as its students.
OUR CULTURE AND ETHOS ✅ A proud, diverse and inclusive Catholic school making a real difference to the lives of our students ✅ A strong RUAH ethos (Respect, Understanding, Affection and Humour) – our culture is rooted in family, belonging and mutual respect ✅ Part of a worldwide Salesian network of schools – sharing values, mission and support ✅ A clear behaviour policy built on our values and consistently upheld ✅ Staff voice matters – we actively consult on wellbeing, workload, curriculum, systems and student experience ✅ Staff are celebrated on merit – regular recognition of the difference they make ✅ All SLT teach – modelling shared responsibility and understanding
WORKLOAD AND SYSTEMS THAT RESPECT STAFF TIME ✅ We promote working smarter, not harder – focusing on purposeful systems ✅ A streamlined marking policy – teachers do not mark every book; we prioritise impact over quantity ✅ Weekly department meetings built into the timetable – no late evenings ✅ PPA allowance of 17% including CPD and Departmental time in school hours, enabling teachers to plan high-quality lessons ✅ Only 2 break duties and 1 lunch duty per week – fair, balanced and manageable ✅ Centralised detention system for homework and lateness – led by the pastoral team, not individual teachers
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE ✅ A bespoke coaching programme for every staff member ✅ CPD rooted in the SSAT Embedding Formative Assessment model – focused, practical and high-impact ✅ Weekly CPD time built into the school day – no need for regular after-school sessions ✅ Just 8 twilight CPD sessions scheduled across the whole year ✅ Accredited at Bronze by the TDT’s Building Expert Schools programme - independently verified for excellence in professional learning. ✅ Governors can financially support post-graduate studies ( up to 25%) for courses directly related to improving student outcomes or experience
FLEXIBILITY AND WELLBEING ✅ Flexible PPA arrangements – staff can request a late start or early finish once a week to work from home ✅ Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 professional counselling and advice ✅ On-site gym – free for staff use ✅ A programme of staff social activities promoting wellbeing and a real sense of community led by an experienced staff wellbeing coordinator ✅ Trained Mental Health practitioners and MH first aiders available to support staff wellbeing ✅ Chaplaincy team that supports staff and students and dedicated spaces for quiet prayer and/or reflection for those that want it
Come and belong. Be part of a team where your time, talent and wellbeing truly matter.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Saint John Bosco College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 828 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Saint John Bosco College website
- Email address
- apply@sjbc.wandsworth.sch.uk
St John Bosco College is an 'Outstanding' (RC Archdiocese of Southwark May 2019) Roman Catholic, 11 – 18 mixed school. The school is in the top 5% of schools nationally for GCSE progress and in the top 1% for progress made by disadvantaged students. Our success can be credited to our committed and dedicated staff who strive for excellence and promote high aspirations throughout the school.
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