Pastoral Support Officer
Cottenham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
19 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 June 2025
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
- £27,711.00 - £29,572.00 Annually (Actual) paid pro-rata circa £22,483 to £24,138
Pastoral Support Officer job summary
Are you passionate about supporting young people to succeed both academically and personally? Do you have the empathy, resilience, and drive to make a real difference in students’ lives? If so, this is your opportunity to join a dedicated and caring team at Cottenham Village College.
We are looking for a Pastoral Support Officer to provide high-quality pastoral and administrative support to students across a key stage. You will work closely with the Key Stage Progress Leader and Heads of Year to ensure students are safe, supported, and meeting the college’s high expectations. This is a vital role in the day-to-day life of the school—ideal for someone who is calm, compassionate, and committed to helping every student thrive.
Key Responsibilities- Support students through praise, emotional support, and positive relationships.
- Manage day-to-day behaviour incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy.
- Monitor students on pastoral reports and support their progress.
- Arrange and attend parent meetings to discuss student wellbeing and behaviour.
- Provide high-quality administrative support, including exclusion paperwork and parent communications.
- Liaise with families and external agencies to ensure joined-up support for students.
- A supportive and inclusive school environment where pastoral care is a priority.
- A strong, values-driven culture built on respect, kindness, and high expectations.
- A dedicated and experienced pastoral team to collaborate with.
- Opportunities for professional development and training.
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support.
- Generous annual leave entitlement.
- Free on-site parking.
- Flexible working opportunities from day one.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport.
- A calm, consistent, and professional approach to behaviour and wellbeing support.
- A strong sense of empathy and emotional intelligence.
- The ability to manage sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Cottenham Village College is a successful and ambitious school located just outside the beautiful city of Cambridge. Our students are well-behaved, our staff are supportive, and our culture is built on high expectations and mutual respect. We are proud to be part of the Astrea Academy Trust, a family of schools committed to transforming lives through education.
Ready to Apply?If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team, we’d love to hear from you. View the job description and candidate pack for full details. To arrange a visit or discuss the role, please contact us at: headspa@astreacottenham.org
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications—so don’t delay, apply today!
Our Commitment to Safeguarding and Equality, Diversity & InclusionAt Astrea Academy Trust, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is our highest priority. All roles are subject to rigorous background checks, including satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and actively welcome applications from individuals who are underrepresented in our workforce. This includes candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and members of the LGBTQI+ community.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to removing barriers to recruitment, development, and progression for disabled colleagues. We are happy to provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure all applicants have the opportunity to demonstrate their strengths and potential.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're passionate about inspiring young minds and want to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team, apply today and help shape the future at Cottenham Village College!
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Cottenham Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 877 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cottenham Village College website
Welcome to Cottenham Village College, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, a highly-successful 11-16 mixed academy situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge; here you will find hard-working, well-behaved students and friendly, dedicated staff who are committed to a fully inclusive, comprehensive education.
The college was established in 1963, one of several village colleges in the region that were the inspiration of educational pioneer Henry Morris, who believed that the school should be at the heart of its community and that education should be a lifelong process. This vision of a school that serves and involves its whole community, that fosters high aspirations and inspires a love of learning is as central to our ethos today as it was when it opened.
Through a highly-ambitious curriculum at CVC, we aim to foster students’ curiosity, unlock their potential and raise their aspirations, as well as ensure that students achieve high levels of attainment that will open doors for their future. A stimulating and broad curriculum also places students in a strong position to question and debate the world around them, making them intellectually resilient and prepares them for citizenship in a democratic society. We believe this is a right of all students and one which is liberating and empowering.
We are equally proud of the wider curricular provision at CVC, both in formal lessons and outside the classroom. Our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, including sports, music, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme and residential trips, help to give all students a fully-rounded education and creates opportunity for their personal, as well as their academic, growth.
Cottenham Village College is a friendly, positive and exciting place to work and to learn and we take great pride in the high standards our students consistently achieve. We have very high expectations of all members of the College community and provide an inclusive, friendly and supportive environment in which everyone can thrive and achieve. Students leave as happy, well-qualified and well-motivated individuals who go on to excel in local sixth forms, colleges, universities and the wider world.
I hope you find the information on the school’s website useful. If there is anything you cannot find, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you wish to visit the school to see it for yourself, please contact the school and we would be delighted to show you around.
Zoe Andrews, Principal
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