Student and Pastoral Support Assistant

Notre Dame High School, Norwich, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3PB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2025

• Closing date

  21 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.68 - £14.58 per hour

Student and Pastoral Support Assistant job summary

Part of the St John the Baptist Catholic MAT

Email: sstevenson@ndhs.org.uk

Website: www.ndhs.org.uk

• Salary: Scale E, £13.68 - £14.58 per hour
• Permanent
• Full Time
• 37 hours per week
• Term time + 2 weeks
• Required for December 2025

Notre Dame High School is an 11-18 highly successful and oversubscribed Roman Catholic school with Academy status. We are part of St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust. We are a 2024 Ofsted rated ‘Good with Outstanding features’ school, one of only 37 EEF Research Schools nationally, and a designated Teaching School Hub.

We are looking to appoint someone who has the necessary knowledge, skills and experience for this Non-Teaching Student and Pastoral Support Post. The successful candidate will be a member of the Student Welfare Team, providing assistance in the effective running of the school by dealing with day to day queries from students and administering first aid assistance as required. Under the direction of the Senior Pastoral Support Worker to support the pastoral systems in the school, including attendance and behaviour as required.

Whilst experience of working in an educational environment is desirable, it is not essential.

Join us at Notre Dame and benefit from:

• a culture which values respect, honesty and kindness;
• great training, leading to great professional development and career progression;
• an outstanding quality of relationship between pupils and staff, and between pupils themselves;
• a driven focus on reducing staff workload.

Preliminary visits to the school or discussions regarding the post are welcome by arrangement with Shirley Stevenson Deputy Headteacher (sstevenson@ndhs.org.uk)

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply.  

How to apply:

For this vacancy, if you click the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website for further information and to apply.

Closing date: 21 November 2025, by 9am 

Interview date: 28 November 2025

Notre Dame High School welcomes applications from members of minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS clearance is required for appointment to this post. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

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

Notre Dame High School welcomes applications from members of minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS clearance is required for appointment to this post. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply

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 Notre Dame High School, Norwich

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1572 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Notre Dame High School, Norwich website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/notre-dame-high-school-norwich-norwich

Notre Dame High School is an 11-18 highly successful and oversubscribed Roman Catholic school with Academy status. We are part of the St John the Baptist Catholic MAT. We are an Outstanding school, one of only 37 EEF Research Schools nationally, and a newly designated Teaching School Hub.

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