Pastoral Officer

Poole High School, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Term time: 37 hours per week Monday -Friday 8.00am to 4.00pm with 35-minute unpaid lunch 4 days a week and a 40-minute unpaid lunch 1 day per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 7, Support staff salary points 8-14 £27,709 to 30,515 (FTE) £23,489 to £25,868 (pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are delighted to be recruiting for an enthusiastic Pastoral Officer to join our fantastic team at Poole High School.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

• Assist the Senior Leadership team at Poole High School in overseeing the pastoral welfare and safeguarding of students in each year group.
• Deal with pastoral and welfare issues and be responsible for the induction of new arrivals.
• Support and work with students and families to maximise learning for individual students.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

• enjoy working with, and can relate to, children in and out of the classroom
• work with energy and enthusiasm
• are flexible with the ability to work as part of a team
• want the challenge of working in an educational environment

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture

What the school offers its staff

• An opportunity to work with wonderful children and their families
• Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
• A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
• Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
• Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast
  

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

We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

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.

Pastoral Officer Job Description (PHS).pdf - 163 KB (opens in new tab)

Pastoral Officer Advert - Oct 2026.pdf - 151 KB (opens in new tab)

About Poole High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1891 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Poole High School website
• Email address: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/poole-high-school-poole

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