Pastoral Assistant

Oakgrove School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9JQ

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,923.00 Annually (Actual) 37 hours per week, Term time plus INSET days

Pastoral Assistant job summary

We are looking for a hardworking and motivated individual to join our pastoral team; experience of working with secondary aged children is desired, drive to support students both in their learning and their own personal development is essential. The successful candidate must be able to manage their time and workload around deadlines and other requirements. The ability to work as part of a team and confidence to work with students, parents and external agencies is also essential.

Main duties will include but are not limited to:

• Contribute to the rota in supporting colleagues, including restorative practices, supervision of students in Behaviour Guidance and communicating any action to relevant staff and parents/carers.
• Maintain contact with external agencies with regards to students who are isolated from lessons/school and are being supervised.
• Liaise with parents of suspended students about their behaviour and any work that may have been set.
• Investigate incidents that occur around the school, follow appropriate procedures and take action accordingly.
• Support students with reintegration into lessons.
• Monitor students on report or within school monitoring systems.
• Organise the collection and collation of the ‘stamp system’.
• Maintain student logs.
• Operate and update the SIMS.net database to ensure accurate reflection of students on roll.
• Assist with the provision of administrative and secretarial support to Head of Year and Assistant Heads of Year on pastoral issues.
• Organise student detentions and study support sessions and inform staff of daily registers.
• Develop learning resources to be used in the BGR or in other educational settings.
• To provide additional material and evidence for Alternative Education Referrals.

If you would like more information about Oakgrove School or this vacancy, please contact hr@oakgrove.school.

Successful candidates must be willing to undertake any necessary training.

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.

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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 Oakgrove School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 2505 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakgrove School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakgrove-school-milton-keynes

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