Pastoral Support Officer
Ryburn Valley High School, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 1DF29 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
8 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term time only plus 2 days, Monday to Thursday 8.00am – 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Band F (NJC point 16-19) Actual Salary: £25,986 - £27,300 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Band F (NJC point 16-19) Actual Salary: £25,986
- £27,300 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only plus 2 days, Monday to Thursday
8.00am – 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm
Closing Date: Tuesday 6th
January 2026 at 9.00am
Interview: to be confirmed
Start Date:
As soon as you are able
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
As Pastoral Support Officer you will play a key role in assisting our students with their personal development, behaviour and welfare, providing support across a specific year grouping in conjunction with the Head of Year (s).
The successful candidate will look to provide guidance and support to students across the whole school whilst particularly focusing on a specific year grouping. Be an excellent communicator with the ability to liaise with staff, parents and external agencies and develop effective working relationships and be a team player who is able to manage their time appropriately.
This will be a diverse role with a spotlight on the individual to model positive behaviours and support the ethos of the school.
We’re looking for someone with:
- excellent communication skills who will make a difference to enable pupils to make the right choices about their learning, behaviour and attendance
- outstanding leadership skills who will focus on promoting to the young people in your care with a positive behaviour ethos in all classes
- a positive outlook who is self-driven and has the ability to motivate others
What the role involves in a nutshell:
- Work alongside Heads of Year to deliver an attainment focused quality framework for pastoral provision within each year group.
- Provide feedback to students in relation to their progress, achievement, behaviour and attendance.
- Work closely with form teachers and mentors on delivering support plans to improve student behaviour, attendance, attitude and attainment potential.
- Provide information and advice to enable students to make the right choices about their learning, behaviour and attendance.
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
In addition to this you will benefit from:
- Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pensions Fund
- A Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team
- Staff development through appraisal and CPD
- Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our students
- Free Parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Additional holidays linked to service
- Eye Care
- Annual Flu Vaccines
- Home & Technology Scheme
- Rewards and discounts
- GP Online and Prescription Service
- Your Care Wellbeing package
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
Please see our job pack below for further information
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role, or have any questions, then we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Carrie Burbidge our Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team via c.burbidge@ryburn.tlt.school
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application form.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
What the school offers its staff
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Ryburn Valley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1614 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ryburn Valley High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@TLT.school
School location
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