Senior Student Support Worker

Faringdon Community College, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7LB

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  2 October 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: £35,570.00 - £38,510.00 Annually (FTE) Support Staff NJC Grade 9, SCP 23-26. 37 hours per week/ 38 weeks per year. Actual annual salary in the region of £30,562 to £33088

Senior Student Support Worker job summary

Due to the expansion of our professional support staff team, we are recruiting a number of professional support staff roles.

We are seeking a Senior Student Support Worker who will work directly with the Heads of Year, Deputy Headteacher and other senior staff ensuring that the standards of achievement are maximised through the promotion of all aspects of pastoral care and that the schools' aims and objectives are achieved.

The successful applicant will be experienced in working with young people with the ability to lead by example. Candidates must be enthusiastic, positive and committed to building strong professional relationships with children and adults. You will need to be motivated, have a flexible and calm approach and be able to respond to the needs of the school.

Faringdon Community College is a successful and well-established 11-18 co-educational secondary comprehensive school, which embraces the idea of lifelong learning and community education. The school has an excellent local reputation and is known for inspiring exciting teaching and learning, where teachers are supported and encouraged to help every student, aiming to achieve individual success and realise their potential.

This is a position in a forward-thinking department for someone with energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to engage and motivate students.

Benefits of working at FCC include:

Full support for your professional development and future training needs.

A commitment to recognise previous, continuous service.

A commitment to offer flexible working wherever we can, to support the work life balance of our employees.

A cycle to work scheme.

A 24/7 employee assistance programme.

If you have any questions, would like any further information, or would like to arrange an informal visit to the school, please contact our Admin Team, by emailing admin@fcc.cambrianlt.org

For more information about Faringdon Community College please visit http://www.fccoxon.co.uk

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Faringdon Community College and Faringdon Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
Faringdon Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.

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 Faringdon Community College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1382 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Faringdon Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/faringdon-community-college

Faringdon Community College (FCC) is a successful and well-established 11-18 co-educational secondary comprehensive school.

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