Pupil Support Lead
Leesons Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2GA22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 April 2025
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
- £30,822.00 - £32,490.00 Annually (Actual) FTE £35,674 - £37,605
Pupil Support Lead job summary
Vacancy: Pupil Support Lead
Contract: Permanent
Grade: TSPT 9 points 29-31
Hours: 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Salary: £30,822 - £32,490 (FTE £35,674 - £37,605)
Start date: 2nd June 2025
We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate individual who is passionate about supporting children’s wellbeing and ensuring they thrive. The successful candidate will need to be able to liaise with external agencies and families, utilising strong interpersonal and communication skills. They will be diplomatic, trustworthy and sensitive. Previous experience supporting children’s pastoral needs is desirable, as is safeguarding and counselling knowledge or experience.
Key Responsibilities
Working closely with the senior leadership team, the successful candidate will:
Lead the operational delivery of safeguarding across the school, ensuring the protection and wellbeing of all pupils
Act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Oversee Common Assessment Framework (CAF) processes within the school.
Attend multi-agency meetings including Child Protection Conferences.
Implement safeguarding systems to monitor and track concerns regarding vulnerable children.
Provide pastoral support to staff and pupils, addressing the barriers to learning both school and at home.
Work with individuals, families and external to support children’s behaviour, learning, and social, emotional and mental health.
About Us
The Spring Partnership Trust is committed to offering the best possible education to every child we reach. Our community of schools, collaborates to share knowledge, expertise and resources, ensuring we make a lasting impact on children’s lives. We are passionate about t raising standards and improving life chances for all children in an inclusive and supportive environment.
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities
Our Trust and schools are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. References will be requested in advance for shortlisted candidates and an online search will be carried out the successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and check, as well as proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK checks.
We celebrate diversity and inclusivity in our workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of age disability gender identity pregnancy maternity race religion or belief sex sexual orientation marriage or civil partnership.
If you would like to find out more about us please visit our school website: https://www.leesons.bromley.sch.uk/
You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as due to volumes and quality of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Closing Date: midday on 16th May 2025
Interview Date: 22nd May 2025
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 are not accepted.
About Leesons Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 362 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leesons Primary School website
Leesons Primary School is set in an attractive grounds incorporating sports fields and a mature forest school developing opportunities for further outdoor learning and the Opal play curriculum. The school was expanded in 2014 and will be at full capacity as a two form entry primary school by September 2020. Recent building works have resulted in a new nursery, classroom block, hall and dance studio.
The school is a member of the Spring Partnership Trust multi academy trust and works especially closely with neighbouring schools of St Mary Cray Primary Academy and Midfield Primary School. Our executive Headteacher, Mrs Gulcin Sesli, supports the three Heads of School. The wider trust partnership of six schools offers many opportunities for professional development as well as mutual support. School leaders are currently working on a range of improvement strategies to further develop well being and raise standards across the trust.
The Spring Partnership Trust, partner schools:
Castlecombe Primary School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AT
Dorset Road Infant School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QX
Hayes Primary School, George Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7LQ
Leesons Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2GA
Midfield Primary School, Grovelands Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3EG
St Mary Cray Primary Academy, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4AR
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