Pastoral Support Officer
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7AB30 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
29 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 19.5 hours (3 days per week)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £11, 782- £12,355
Pay scale
- SCP 6-9
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled person to join the dynamic pastoral team at our successful Middle School. The pastoral team helps safeguard and support students across the middle school age range, working alongside parents and staff to achieve the best outcomes for all pupils. The school has an excellent reputation in the local community for the care and support offered to vulnerable learners and families and sits at the centre of the school's work. The successful candidate needs to be versatile in their approaches to meet individual needs, reflecting the school's vision of ‘Each person, uniquely made in God’s image, merits the best we can give’.
This post is to provide general pastoral support to pupils and parents to help them flourish at school. It will involve working closely with outside agencies, the attendance leader and the SEND department. The post holder will work closely with and be line managed by a member of the school’s SLT.
Visits to the school are welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange a suitable time.
Close vacancy on Friday 29th May 2026
Interviews week beginning: 1st June 2026
What the school offers its staff
Founded in 1971 St Michael’s Middle School is a Church of England school set in stunning grounds in Colehill, on the outskirts of Wimborne Minster, Dorset. With around 600 pupils, our school covers year groups 5-8 (ages 9 to 13) and is consistently oversubscribed on first choice applications.
Middle schools have the advantage of being able to blend together the best parts of primary school teaching with subject specialist teachers and facilities. Pupils study a full breadth of subjects over their four years at the school. Our facilities include science laboratories, product design and cooking workshops, specialist music rooms, ICT suites and PE facilities, including an indoor swimming pool.
We are also proud to offer a wide range of clubs and activities. Each year there are activity weeks, with both residential and day trips available to the pupils. Our school benefits from a strong relationship with the wider community, with local businesses helping deliver our careers provision and charitable groups working with some of our more vulnerable pupils.
St Michael’s achieves high standards and has a robust self-review procedure to explore ways of maintaining and improving these standards. We do not, however, believe in change for change for change’s sake, so we constantly challenge ourselves first with the question, “Is this going to be better for our pupils?’.
We have had our efforts recognised by Ofsted 2018, graded as a good school ,and by SIAMS who judged the school ‘excellent’ in 2019. We have also achieved a number of awards including the Platinum Level School Games Award, the National Music Mark and accreditation as an Eco-School.
For more information please visit our school website:https://www.stmichaelsmiddle.org/
We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.
Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:
a genuine commitment to supporting professional development
a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all
free onsite parking
access to the local government or teachers pension scheme
a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan
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.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 9 to 13
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 583 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 13
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@stmichaelsmiddle.org
- Phone number
- 01202883433
Arranging a visit to St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stmichaelsmiddle.org.
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