Pastoral Lead
Harborne Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 9LU5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
8 December 2025 at 10:59pm
Date listed
2 December 2025
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
- Grade 3
Additional allowances
Grade 3
Pastoral Lead job summary
About this Role
Harborne Primary School is seeking a proactive and dedicated Pastoral Assistant to join our team. This key role involves providing exceptional pastoral care and support to students, making a positive impact on their wellbeing and personal development. Previous applicants need not apply
What skills and experience are we looking for
We are looking for a hardworking and motivated individual to join our pastoral team; experience of working with primary 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.
What do we offer?
Pastoral Assistant opportunity for January 2026
Harborne Primary School is a four-form entry primary school based on 2 sites with 840 pupils on roll: the original site dating back to 1902 at Station Road and our second site newly built in 2019 at Court Oak Road.
We are a friendly and thriving four form entry primary school and operate from 2 sites. We also offer term time wrap around care.
The school is a place where happy pupils succeed, which balances attainment with wider world skills acquisition and the development of well-rounded and happy children well equipped to thrive. We have a brilliant and cohesive staff team.
We are seeking a driven Pastoral Assistant to join our team in January 2026. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who is looking for a change and is eager to make a difference in the lives of our children in a nurturing and forward-thinking school.
Informal visits are welcome and encouraged, please contact Zoey Hutton to arrange a visit on 0121 464 2705.
Information about our 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.
Further details about the role
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment following Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
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.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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 Harborne Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 836 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harborne Primary School website
School location
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