Pastoral Support Officer
Bristol Brunel Academy, Bristol, BS15 1NU11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
23 January 2026
Closing date
4 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 January 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
- £27,362 - £29,850
Pastoral Support Officer job summary
Job Title: Pastoral Support Officer
Actual Annual Salary: £27,362 - £29,850. Based on 37 hours per week, term time only.
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £31,954 - £34,860 (CLF Grade D). Based on 37 hours per week, all year round.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday / Term time only + 5 inset days
Provisional Start Date: As soon as possible.
We are seeking a committed and compassionate Pastoral Support Officer to join our academy team and play a vital role in supporting students’ wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and personal development.
This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is highly skilled at building trusting relationships and is passionate about helping young people overcome barriers to learning.
Key Responsibilities
- Build positive, professional relationships with students, parents/carers, academy colleagues and external agencies.
- Provide 1:1 and group-based support for designated students, using appropriate interventions to promote social and emotional wellbeing.
- Respond appropriately to challenging behaviour in line with academy policies and procedures.
- Monitor students’ health, welfare and individual learning needs, sharing relevant information with colleagues as required.
- Work closely with pastoral and educational support teams to monitor attendance and punctuality, implementing interventions where necessary.
- Act as a first point of contact for parents/carers, maintaining regular communication regarding student progress, needs and targets.
- Support students experiencing disruption to learning through mentoring and targeted intervention.
- Proactively address incidents of bullying and support investigations to ensure fair and appropriate outcomes.
- Manage child protection disclosures and pastoral concerns sensitively and in line with safeguarding policies.
- Communicate effectively via phone, email and text, adapting communication style to suit different audiences and situations.
About you:
You will demonstrate:
- A good understanding of safeguarding within an educational setting or transferable knowledge of safeguarding.
- Experience of developing and maintaining good relationships with students and having appropriate contact with families and carers of children.
- A keen interest in working with children and young people and a commitment to improving the life chances of students.
- Commitment to continuous improvement through professional development, self-evaluation, and awareness.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Bristol Brunel Academy:
Bristol Brunel Academy is a forward-thinking academy based in Speedwell, Bristol, which is rated 'Good' by Ofsted. We are consistently over-subscribed in every year group and have a positive and growing reputation within our community.
The academy celebrates diversity and serves a vibrant multi-cultural in-take, which reflects our local community. Bristol Brunel's leadership and staff are passionate about the development of equality, diversity and inclusion and want this to be reflected throughout the academy, including within the staff team.
Our students are proud to attend Bristol Brunel, are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our community. All of our students benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment and contemporary facilities.
Why work at CLF?
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 49% of the students who attend Bristol Brunel Academy are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
• Closing Date: 4th February 2026 @12.00pm
• Shortlisting Date: 5th February 2026
• Interviews: W/C 9th February 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
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 Bristol Brunel Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1299 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bristol Brunel Academy website
Bristol Brunel Academy is part of the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF). Bristol Brunel Academy is a forward thinking Academy based in Speedwell, Bristol, rated “Good” by Ofsted in 2013 and 2017 and we strive to be ‘Outstanding' at our next inspection. The Academy are consistently over-subscribed in every year group and have been expanding numbers on roll each year making it one of the largest secondary schools in the city. The students are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our diverse community, visitors comment on the 'pride' in the Academy from staff and students. They benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment and state of the art facilities.
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