Pastoral Support Officer

Wittering Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6AF

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  27 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,061.00 - £35,412.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £18075.36 to £19964.58 (Grade 8)

Pastoral Support Officer job summary

Wittering Primary School is seeking a Pastoral Support Officer to play a vital role in supporting the pastoral provision across the school and wider school community, with a particular focus on safeguarding and child protection matters, provision of pastoral support and attendance.

Working hours are 25 hours per week, 5 hour per day, Monday to Friday.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting with safeguarding and child protection matters
• Acting as the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead for the School
• Acting as a member of the school’s Early Help Team
• Liaising with external agencies and representing the school at attendance, safeguarding and family support meetings as required
• Providing bespoke educational and pastoral support to small groups and individual children requiring additional support
• Monitoring, analysing and reporting on pupil attendance, identifying concerns and implementing early intervention strategies

The successful candidate:

• Has excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Communicates confidently and sensitively with children, families and professionals
• Can build positive relationships and work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Can work independently while contributing positively to a wider team
• Is confident using digital systems and maintaining accurate records
• Has experience of working within a school environment, ideally in a safeguarding or pastoral role
• Holds GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. The above post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references. Wittering Primary School is a member of the Soke Education Trust.

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

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

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 Wittering Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 234 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wittering Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wittering-primary-school

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