Sixth Form Pastoral Support Officer

Hammersmith Academy, London, W12 9JD

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,915.00 - £35,160.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 5 (Points 22–25) – £32,915 – £35,160 pro rata/Actual Salary: £31,070 - £33,189 per annum - Term Time only (40 weeks)

Sixth Form Pastoral Support Officer job summary

Sixth form PASTORAL SUPPORT OFFICER

REPORTS TO: SLT link/Head of Sixth Form

RESPONSIBLE FOR: To work as a member of the Pastoral Team within the Sixth Form, to support the Head of Year (HoY) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) within the Academy

SALARY: Scale 5/22-25 - £32,915-£35,160 per annum (pro rata - 40 weeks) : Actual Salary - £31,070-£33,189 per annum : Permanent/Term-time only/40 weeks - 40 hours per week - 8.00am-5.00pm

Our support staff are vital to ensuring that our pupils achieve their full potential and become confident, resilient and compassionate individuals who can make a positive contribution to society.

Join our ambitious Sixth Form team and make a lasting difference to young people’s lives. You will play a key role in supporting students’ achievement, well-being and future aspirations, helping all students to develop the confidence, resilience and independence needed for real world success. Through strong relationships and effective pastoral support, you will help develop our culture of high standards and expectations, personal growth and achievement.

Overall Aims of the Role:

To contribute positively towards developing the Academy’s Sixth Form ethos, philosophy and ideology.

To work with students and families to maintain and enforce the highest standards and expectations for all students.

To ensure students take ownership of their learning, prioritise effectively and actively demonstrate independence.

To consistently hold students to account and intervene as required to ensure that all students achieve their future ambitions.

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If you are looking for a role where you can grow professionally while making a real impact, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and play a key role in helping young people realise their potential and shape their futures.

Our Commitment to Staff Wellbeing

We are passionate about staff wellbeing and are proud of our supportive, caring school community. Throughout the year, we offer a range of opportunities, activities and events to promote staff wellbeing and ensure everyone feels valued.

Our vision for wellbeing:“To create a caring school community that promotes staff well-being through a whole-school approach, characterised by supportive relationships, meaningful engagement, and a safe environment that celebrates the achievements of all.”
Closing Date: Wednesday, 1st July 2026 - 9.00am

Interviews: TBC

Please note: Candidates may be invited for interview upon receipt of a completed Application Form prior to the closing date. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Additional Information

All applications will be acknowledged by email. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Commitment to Diversity and Safeguarding

Hammersmith Academy is committed to building a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage, or civil partnership status.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please refer to the Ministry of Justice’s guidance on the ROA and the DBS filtering guide.

In line with DfE recommendations in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. This will help us identify any issues or incidents that are publicly available online, which we may explore with you at interview.

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

Hammersmith Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS Check) and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA).

In accordance with recommendations made by the DfE in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our due diligence checks, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.

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 Hammersmith Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 950 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hammersmith Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hammersmith-academy

Hammersmith Academy (“the Academy”) (www.hammersmithacademy.org) is a state-of-the-art, non-denominational, all-ability, co-educational secondary school for 11-18-year-olds. Sponsored by City of London Livery Companies; the Mercers’ Company and the Information Technologists’ Company, the Academy opened in September 2011 and has now grown to approximately 950 students on roll. The Academy is oversubscribed and continues to be highly successful.

The Academy is a diverse and inclusive school reflective of multi-cultural London. The Academy serves a wide range of abilities raising aspirations and achievement with a pupil premium population of over 45%. Further, over 85% of our students go on to university to achieve their dreams.

HA Vision
• To develop highly qualified, aspirational young adults who make outstanding progress and as active citizens take a lead within the community and are committed to giving 100% in everything they do.

HA Values
• We inspire pride and confidence in our students to achieve their full potential. Everyone in the Academy is responsible for modelling a positive and professional attitude at all times.
• We create a stimulating and enriching learning environment where high expectations and challenge prepare students for a global society.
• We succeed by developing a growth mind-set through the skills of resilience, resourcefulness, reflectiveness and reciprocity.

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