Pastoral Support Officer
The Castle School, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36.25 hours per week 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Somerset Grade 13 (£25,183 - £27,269 FTE) Actual starting salary of £21,127
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our school is part of the Blackdown Education Partnership, we believe that our schools should sit at the heart of our communities; that there are no limits to what our children and young people can achieve; and that they should be great places to work and learn.
We are incredibly proud of our Trust and the schools within it. Strong partnerships, collaboration and generosity are the bonds which underpin our collective mission to provide great education for all children no matter what their starting point or their background.
The Castle School requires an enthusiastic and patient individual with a strong communication and administrative skill to join our pastoral team as our Pastoral Support Officer as soon as possible.
The Pastoral Support Officer will be responsible for providing support to students with their emotional health and wellbeing, improving student behaviour for learning so that they are able to achieve and attain well in lessons as well as develop social skills. They will work as part of a Pastoral team to ensure that students are able to enjoy and fully participate in all areas of School life and reach their full potential.
The successful candidate will have excellent organisation and interpersonal skills and will be a team player with strong empathy skills who is able to demonstrate initiative. A commitment and passion for working with young people and improving their life chances is essential. Applicants with experience of working in a school or similar organisation are very welcome but this is not essential as it is more important to have the right attributes and attitudes.
In addition to the above, the postholder would help to provide First Aid in the absence of the first aid lead or to assist at busy periods. Full training will be given and a First Aid Allowance (approximately £220 per annum) is payable for this role.
What the school offers its staff
A full job description and application pack is available from www.castleschool.co.uk.
All applications should be made by completing the application form available, including evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role and should be submitted by 9am on the closing date.
Further details are available within the job description and person specification.
Closing date: Monday 13th January 2025 at 9am
Interviews: Week commencing 20th January 2025
Start date: As soon as possible
Commitment to safeguarding
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Castle School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1204 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Castle School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@castle.bep.ac
The Blackdown Education Partnership is a multi-academy trust (MAT) working across Devon and Somerset. It was born of a merger between two established MATs: The Castle Partnership Trust and Uffculme Academy Trust and currently looks after a family of 12 schools: 6 primary and 6 secondary and 4 nurseries.
Blackdown Education Partnership is, therefore, a single organisation established to deliver the education and to safeguard the wellbeing of every child in our Trust. The Trust seeks to ensure that high quality collaboration and system leadership continue to improve the education in our schools. We are responsible for the good governance of the schools within our Trust and are accountable for the performance of each school. We work with an exceptional team of leaders, teachers and support staff whose combined efforts deliver on our promise to believe in every child.
We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.
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