Student Engagement and Intervention Lead

Carterton Community College, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1BU

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2026

• Closing date

  11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 September 2026

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: £23,788.00 - £24,956.00 Annually (Actual)

Student Engagement and Intervention Lead job summary

Pay Scale: G6 8-11 (dependent upon experience) £27,710-£29,071 FTE

Pro-Rata: Term time only plus INSET £23,788 - £24,956

Weekly: 37 hrs

Start Date: October 2026

The Student Engagement, Attendance & House Systems Support Officer is a hybrid, non-teaching pastoral role established to advocate for a positive, inclusive environment across Carterton Community College. The postholder will provide direct mentoring to build positive relationships with students and families, reduce learning avoidance and implement strategies that increase attendance in school. The role requires a highly visible operational presence across the school site, blending active corridor/classroom behaviour systems support with the coordination and execution of the schools reward structures and inter-house community events.

Who We Are Looking For

Have a genuine passion for supporting young people and improving life chances.

Are calm, resilient, visible, and able to work effectively with vulnerable or challenging students.

Have strong interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, and excellent communication skills.

Can build positive, professional relationships with students, families, and colleagues.

Are confident working both as an active member of a collaborative team and independently.

Share our ambition to make school unmissable for every child.

Experience of working with young people in education, youth work, pastoral care, alternative provision, or related

field work is highly beneficial.

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

Oxfordshire Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

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 Carterton Community College

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 774 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Carterton Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/carterton-community-college

Carterton Community College is a rural college, with a real sense of community, bordering the Cotswolds and within easy commuting distance of Oxford, Cheltenham and Swindon.

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