Pastoral Officer

Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2PG

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 June 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: £23,442.00 - £26,801.00 Annually (Actual) NJC SCP 9 - 17, TTO

Pastoral Officer job summary

Job Title: Pastoral Officer

Location: Walsall

Queen Mary’s Grammar School was founded in 1554 by Mary Tudor. We have been shaped by our past and are proud of our traditions, but we are also confident of an exciting future as we help to shape the new educational landscape with our partners in the Mercian Trust. Queen Mary’s is an academically selective school, but wellbeing and pastoral care is at the heart of what we do. The School has gained national attention for our focus on mental health (through the ‘Change Your Mind’ Programme) and the School community is a huge strength, summed up in our motto: ‘Quas dederis solas semper habebis opes’; It is what you give that you will keep as eternal riches.

Our House system celebrates the four pillars of school life at Queen Mary’s: an academic focus, an international ethos, an enterprising spirit and a sense of community. We enjoy our social, cultural and ethnic diversity and live by our core values:

• Courage - facing new challenges with determination & resilience
• Respect - for yourself & tolerance of others
• Equality - opportunities for all, whilst recognising & celebrating diversity
• Discipline - developing personal responsibility
• Integrity - to be honest, sincere, reliable & selfless
• Teamwork- stronger together

Outside the classroom, we offer a range of life-enriching opportunities: time at our Field Centre in Wales; membership of our thriving Combined Cadet Force; individual and team sports; foreign expeditions and travel; participation in music, debating and public speaking and many other activities. We believe that achievement and enjoyment go hand in hand.

The school is part of the IOE’s Mandarin Excellence Programme and has been named as one of the top 100 secondary schools for cricket in the UK by the Cricketer magazine. The Horizon near-space programme has set new standards of what is possible for school-age students to achieve and we offer a multitude of other clubs, societies and opportunities.

We equip our pupils to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Most choose to go on to higher education, but we prepare them through our wider curriculum for a range of pathways. Through partnership between School, pupil and parents, we aim to produce well-rounded and employable young people. It is our mission to attain excellence in all that we do.

Find more information here: Queen Mary's Grammar School - Home

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey within an educational community that values increasing opportunities, improving outcomes for our students. We are looking for a Pastoral Officer to join our team.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Drive a culture of exemplary behaviour and high expectations: Proactively uphold and embed the school’s behaviour policy and CREDIT values, ensuring swift, consistent responses to incidents while championing a calm, purposeful environment that underpins outstanding academic achievement.

Model excellence and build high-impact relationships: Establish strong, professional relationships with pupils, acting as a visible role model and mentor to raise standards of behaviour, resilience, organisation, and personal responsibility.

Lead and deliver restorative behavioural practice: Apply a restorative approach to behaviour management, leading and supporting investigations, conflict resolution, and mentoring interventions, while working closely with staff, students, and parents to secure positive outcomes.

Operate and strengthen behaviour systems: Play a central role in behaviour operations, including being the first point of contact, investigating incidents, managing referrals, supervising the R Room provision, removing students where required, and ensuring all processes, communication, and administration are completed to a high standard.

Champion whole-school culture and engagement: Actively contribute to the school’s praise and rewards culture, support assemblies and events, participate in meetings, and consistently promote expectations that drive positive behaviour across all year groups.

Pay range: NJC SCP 9 - 17, Full Time, Permanent

Qualifications and Skills:

Relevant qualifications and experience: Educated to at least GCSE grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, with additional relevant qualifications desirable. Demonstrable experience working with young people and families across educational settings required.

Data literacy and systems capability: Proven ability to analyse data, identify trends, and produce insight-driven reports to inform action. Confident using IT systems including Excel and school platforms such as SIMS and CPOMS (or willingness to learn).

Relationship-building and communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with students, staff, parents, and external stakeholders. Highly effective written and verbal communication, with the judgement to adapt approach to different audiences and situations.

Resilience, professionalism and organisational excellence: Highly organised with strong time management and the ability to prioritise under pressure. Remains calm, flexible, and solution-focused, including in challenging or crisis situations, while always maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.

Teamwork: Able to make informed decisions, contribute to improvements, and work collaboratively and constructively as part of a wider team to achieve shared outcomes.

Commitment to values, safeguarding and inclusion: Strong understanding of professional standards when working with children, with a clear commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, and to upholding the ethos and values of the school.

Please provide a personal statement to support your application and highlight any attributes, skills and experience you will be bring to this role.

While we embrace the use of AI tools to assist in working efficiently and making effective use of time, we ask that you do not use AI assistants during the application process. Applications will be screened for AI generated content.

For full details of the post please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

You are very welcome to visit the school. Please contact Mrs N Turner at n.turner@qmgs.merciantrust.org.uk to arrange a visit.

Why The Mercian Trust?

As one Trust we share a common purpose. We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education. When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work, and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community.

Put simply, our common purpose is to increase opportunities and improve outcomes for our students. We are particularly committed to students who are under-served and under-resourced. We prioritise those who have special educational needs and disabilities, or who are more likely to face discrimination for whatever reason.

It is this common purpose that fuels everything we do. We deliver impactful, sustainable and ethical continuous school improvement in our schools to ensure the children and young people in the communities we serve learn in the very best and most inclusive schools.

We are deeply rooted in the communities we serve (which are the education investment areas of the West Midlands). We adopt a pioneering spirit and look to lead the sector with innovative solutions to the problems our students and families face.

Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more: The Mercian Trust - Home

Benefits:

Financial, Health and Lifestyle

• discounts on everyday purchases (Eden Red)
• a comprehensive free of charge health plan (UK Health Care)
• a cycle to work scheme via Halfords
• access to the Blue Light Card

For further benefits including education sector leading CPD: The Mercian Trust - What we can offer you

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please take time to read our polices attached to this advert.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

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

Queen Mary’s Grammar school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website.This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

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 Queen Mary's Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1377 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Queen Mary's Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-mary-s-grammar-school-walsall

Queen Mary’s Grammar School is an invigorating and rewarding place to work: the pupils are intelligent and committed to study; the staff are friendly and forward looking. It is far more than just a place of work – it is a thriving community, proud of its past and confident of its future. We are an outstanding school, as recognised by OFSTED in our most recent inspection in March 2023.

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