Pastoral Support Officer

The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0NE

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 March 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: £30,334.00 - £32,906.00 Annually (FTE) AS 15-20 FTE £30,334-£32,906 Actual pro rata salary £27,673-£30,020

Pastoral Support Officer job summary

Pastoral Support Officer

We are looking to recruit an outstanding and committed professional to join our highly effective Pastoral team that believes young people deserve the very best quality of education.

As part of a whole school approach to behaviour management, you will support all aspects of the school’s behaviour management primarily through communication with parents and internal support of the Senior Assistant Principal and Assistant Principal for behaviour.

Communication is key to parental engagement which improves the liaison between staff, students and parental stakeholders. It is vital that parents are kept informed of their child’s behaviour through regular contact and also as a responsive measure to prevent escalation. The Pastoral Support Officer will also assist with ensuring whole school behaviour is monitored, supervised and supported.

The pastoral leadership team is friendly and cohesive and works with teachers and other support staff, ‘going the extra mile’ to ensure that we provide the very best for our pupils and families. It is important to us that you buy-in to and share the ethos and vision of the school.

We want someone with very high expectations who is passionate about working with young people and is ambitious to see them achieve. You will be a resilient team player with a can-do attitude, will be flexible, organised and able to use your own initiative and problem-solve.

JOB SPECIFICS

Start date asap

Salary AS 15-20 FTE £30,334-£32,906 Actual pro rata salary £27,673-£30,020

Job role Permanent, Full time, Term Time + 5 INSET days plus 2 weeks, 41 weeks per year, 37 hrs per week, Monday-Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm, Friday 9:00am-4:30pm

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About The Chalk Hills Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1614 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Chalk Hills Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-chalk-hills-academy

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