Pastoral Support (Grade 4) Part-Time 2 Days per week
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0HZ6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 4 Pro Rata Part Time 2 days a week for 39 weeks (38 weeks Term time plus 1 week Inset)
Pastoral Support (Grade 4) Part-Time 2 Days per week job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Pastoral Support to join our team. This roll will have a key focus on:
- Pastoral support for pupils, including behaviour and wellbeing
- Acting on safeguarding policies and procedures
- Leading interventions to improve pupils welfare and engagement
- Working closely with parents, offering support and outreach
- Working closely with senior leaders to promote a safe, positive and nurturing school environment
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day to day pastoral support across the school
- Attending Safeguarding meetings
- Develop and implement strategies to improve attendance and behaviour
- Maintain strong relationships with parents, carers and external professionals
- Help organise family support and parent workshops
Desirable Qualities
- Experience of working in schools
- Strong understanding of safeguarding legislation and child protection procedures
- Ability to handle sensitive information with professionalism and confidentiality
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Relevant qualification in safeguarding, child development, or social care (or willingness to undertake training)
We offer
- A supportive, friendly staff team
- Ongoing professional development and safeguarding training
- The chance to make a real difference in the lives of young people and families
St Thomas More is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references
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 St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 181 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School website
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