Pastoral Support Worker
Holland Park Primary School, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6NG22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2026
Closing date
31 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 May 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
- £19,250.00 - £20,202.00 Annually (Actual)
Pastoral Support Worker job summary
Holland Park Primary School
Pastoral Support Worker
Pay Range: Local Government Scale 5
Actual Salary from: £19,250 - £20,202 (Points 10-13)
Start Date: 1st September 2026
The Role
We are seeking an outstanding individual to provide a high-quality, targeted intervention service that addresses barriers to learning, specifically focusing on improving pupil attendance and emotional well-being.
This post is 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term Time, plus 5 non-pupil days)
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
Monitor daily attendance and punctuality, and lead the "First Day Calling" process, ensuring every unexplained absence is followed up by 10:00 AM to ensure child safety and emphasise school expectations.
Work with pupils and their families whose attendance falls below 90%, creating bespoke Attendance Action Plans to remove barriers to school entry.
Facilitate a visible morning presence at the school gates to greet pupils, providing a warm transition from parent to classroom
Conduct home visits and formal attendance meetings to support parents in establishing robust morning routines and addressing "term-time holiday" requests.
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).
We're looking for you if you have:
Experience working with children and young people in an educational or social care setting.
Experience of working with families to overcome complex barriers to engagement.
Excellent working knowledge of a range of ICT applications, including Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Calendar) and experience using school management systems (e.g., Arbor, SIMS, or CPOMS).
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills and communications accurately and effectively. Ability to communicate clearly and empathetically with children, parents, and staff.
Why work for The Sigma Trust, Holland Park Primary School?
We can offer you:
A Competitive Salary
Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
Employee benefits include:
Excellent pension scheme
A Health Cash Plan
Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
Cycle to Work scheme
Eye care plan
Annual free flu vaccination
Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
Discounted cinema tickets
Eligible for Blue Light Card
Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.
Additional Information:
For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk
To Apply
To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below: https://www.sigmatrust.org.uk/join-us/opportunities-with-us
Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV’s and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 31st May 2026
Shortlisting will take place on Monday 1st June 2026
Interviewing will take place w/b 8th June 2026
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Holland Park Primary School
- School type
- Academies, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 418 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Holland Park Primary School website
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