Pastoral Support Officer

Cressex Community School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4QA

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  8 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 May 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: £37,772.00 - £41,272.00 Annually (Actual)

Pastoral Support Officer job summary

Are you ready to play a key role in the further development of our thriving, multi-cultural secondary school? Our great students are at the heart of all we do.

Do you want to make a real difference?

The successful candidate will have:

The ability to be a positive role model for students

Successful experience of working with secondary aged young people in a school or relevant setting

Good interpersonal, verbal and written skills

Experience of working with young people on raising their attainment and an understanding of the “barriers to learning”

Commitment to working with students from a wide range of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds

Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills

Why Cressex?

• A supportive and dedicated community of staff and governors
• A family friendly school, making it easier for employees to balance work and life
• Teaching & Learning underpinned by the latest research
• A data-rich environment focused on raising standards for all
• Opportunities for Continued Professional Development
• A superb, state-of-the-art learning environment and well-resourced departments
• Staff gym onsite
• Friday afternoons reserved for staff planning, including working from home

We would welcome you for a visit to the school for a tour. Cressex Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Shortlisted candidates should be aware that online searches (including social media) will be carried out as part of due diligence checks.

Please apply for this position by completing an application form and a letter explaining how your experience fits you for the post.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Cressex Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Shortlisted candidates should be aware that online searches (including social media) will be carried out as part of due diligence checks.

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 Cressex Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, None, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 762 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cressex Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cressex-community-school

Cressex Community School is a popular and successful school on the western flanks of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. We take great pride in the quality of the education we offer, and in our strong team-working among students and staff. We are a "good" school with a number of outstanding features. Our mission is to provide an outstanding education for the young people here.

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