Pastoral Support Officer

Melbourn Village College, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6EF

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  24 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,537.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale 6, point 18 to 22 . Actual salary £5,482.91 per annum on point 18.

Pastoral Support Officer job summary

PASTORAL SUPPORT OFFICER

Salary: NJC Scale 6, point 18 to 22 (£31,537 to £33,699 per annum FTE). Actual salary £5,482.91 per annum on point 18.

Contract: Permanent. 7.5 hours per week - Wednesday’s only (no negotiation on the day of work), 08.00 to 16.00. Term time plus 5 training days (39 weeks per year)

Start date: September 2026

Place of work: Melbourn Village College, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire

We are seeking an exceptional Pastoral Support Officer to join our ambitious and evolving pastoral team at the heart of our developing pastoral provision.

The Pastoral Support Officer works closely with the Head of Key Stage to provide effective, high-quality pastoral support across a Key Stage. The role is focused on promoting high standards of behaviour, attendance, safeguarding, wellbeing, and achievement, in line with the school’s ethos of ‘excellence for all’, ensuring every student is supported to succeed and fully participate in school life.

The role requires consistent, proactive engagement with students, staff, and parents on a daily basis. The Pastoral Support Officer is responsible for responding to and investigating day-to-day pastoral issues that may impact a student’s ability to engage with and access education. This includes providing initial support, gathering relevant information, and working with teaching staff and leaders to ensure appropriate decisions and follow-up actions are implemented. The role places a strong emphasis on taking a practical and proactive approach to removing barriers to learning and supporting positive student outcomes at the point of need.

Working collaboratively with colleagues, the Pastoral Support Officer contributes to a coordinated and consistent approach to student support, helping to maintain a safe, purposeful, and inclusive learning environment in which all students can thrive.

If you share our values of kindness, curiosity and resilience, and are excited by the opportunity to contribute to a growing pastoral provision and make a meaningful difference to the lives of young people, we would be delighted to hear from you.

For further details on Melbourn Village College, please visit our website - Welcome to Melbourn Village College - Melbourn Village College.

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 Melbourn Village College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 559 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Melbourn Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/melbourn-village-college

Melbourn Village College is a successful 11-16 school with a strong community feel. At just over 600 pupils, our size enables all to flourish within a supportive environment, where each feels valued and empowered. Pupils are encouraged to continue their learning outside the classroom and a very high proportion get involved in the wide range of extra-curricular activities available to them. Our most recent OFSTED Inspection in September 2017 confirmed that we are a ‘good’ school which “has continued to improve the quality of education in the school” since our previous ‘Good’ judgement in May 2013. We are committed to improving what we do and aim to be outstanding

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