Student Liaison Officer
The King's School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JF15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 May 2026 at 10am
Date listed
20 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,537.00 - £34,434.00 FTE (actual salary reduced due to term-time working £27,035.00 - £29,518.00) per annum
Student Liaison Officer job summary
Virtual coffee chats available – book yours today to find out more about this exciting opportunity!
Inspiring Belonging. Supporting Wellbeing. Raising Standards.
We are looking for a proactive, dedicated and enthusiastic Student Liaison Officer to join our pastoral team at The King’s School. This is a highly rewarding role where you will play a key part in supporting students’ wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and personal development, helping them to thrive both academically and emotionally.
Working with an assigned year group to provide leadership and operational management, you will:
- Monitor and raise attendance, behaviour and pastoral standards
- Enforce excellent behaviour to contribute towards students’ academic attainment
- Support the implementation and delivery of the school’s pastoral systems and interventions
- Work closely with staff, parents/carers and external agencies to remove barriers to learning
- Lead and deliver support programmes, interventions and enrichment activities
- Maintain accurate records and use data to monitor progress and inform next steps
- Act as a visible role model, promoting high expectations and positive student conduct
- Contribute to the strategic development of whole-school pastoral provision, including rewards, behaviour and inclusion strategies
Who this role is suited for
This role would be well suited to someone who:
- Enjoys working closely with young people and families and building positive, trusting relationships
- Has experience in a pastoral, behaviour, inclusion, youth work or student support role
- Is motivated by making a meaningful difference to students’ life chances
- Is confident managing challenging situations with professionalism, empathy and consistency
- Thrives in a role that combines direct student support with leadership responsibility
- Is considering a longer-term career in pastoral leadership, safeguarding, inclusion or education support
- Values collaboration and wants to play an active role in shaping a strong, inclusive school culture
We’re looking for someone who:
- Communicates confidently and effectively with students, staff and parents/carers
- Has a calm, professional and approachable manner
- Is organised, resilient and able to use initiative and sound judgement
- Can work independently while contributing positively to a wider pastoral team
- Shares a commitment to high expectations, inclusion and student wellbeing
This is a rewarding pastoral role where you will help students feel supported, safe and ready to succeed, while contributing to a strong culture of care, responsibility and achievement across the school.
Contract Details
- Permanent contract
- 37 hours per week
- Term time only + 2 days
- 192 working days per year
Ready to make a real difference?
Take the next step and apply now to join our committed team at The King’s School. Submit your application form through our website.
Virtual Coffee Chats
We are hosting virtual coffee chats for prospective candidates to meet some of our Senior Leadership Team and ask any questions you may have about the role or our school. To book a timeslot, please click here.
If you are unable to make these dates but would still like a discussion regarding this role, please contact us via email at recruitment@kings.patrust.org.uk.
About The King’s School
The King’s School is a warm, welcoming, and high‑performing school with a strong sense of pride and tradition. Consistently recognised as one of the top‑performing schools in the Wakefield District and ranked in the top 15% nationally for progress, we continue to build on a long history of academic excellence.
Our culture is rooted in raising aspirations and improving life chances for every student, guided by our core values and a supportive, caring ethos. As one of the oldest schools in Yorkshire, our rich heritage combines with a forward‑looking approach to provide an inspiring environment where students thrive and staff careers flourish.
As part of Pontefract Academies Trust - recently recognised for Excellence in the 2025 Edurio Award -staff wellbeing and satisfaction remain central to our work. Across the Trust, 85% of staff said they would recommend us as a great place to work, well above national benchmarks, and feedback within The King’s School reflects the same positive, supportive culture.
Staff say:
I genuinely love working at King’s!
My line manager always takes my personal needs into account and shows genuine care for my wellbeing.
For further insight into our school, we invite you to watch our promotional film ‘Where will King’s take you?’, and visit our website for further information.
What can we offer you?
Be part of a team that values your wellbeing, development and work–life balance. As a member of our school community, you’ll benefit from:
- Exciting career and leadership pathways supported by outstanding CPD opportunities
- Everyday Development (EDD) Framework: A simple, personal and flexible goal-based approach to continuous learning, career growth and wellbeing
- For the 2025/26 academic year, we have provided staff with three Everyday Development (EDD) days, the next is on Monday 20 July 2026. These development days will offer you self-directed time away from the workplace to recharge and reflect on your personal and career goals
- Generous employer pension- West Yorkshire Pension Fund - LGPS
- Generous annual leave entitlements paid as part of your annual salary (starting from 29 days annual leave, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service and 32 days after 10 years' service – plus 8 statutory bank holidays)
- Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance
- Cycle to work scheme Blue Light Card
- Discounted gym membership
- Free eyecare via Specsavers
- Childcare vouchers
- Employee wellbeing programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters)
- Discounts at numerous retailers including O2
- Free flu vaccinations.
You can find more information about staff benefits and what it’s like to work with us in the ‘Working for Us’ booklet and on our website.
About Pontefract Academies Trust
Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross-phase multi-academy trust comprising of nine local schools: seven primary and two secondary, committed to providing the very best education for our children.
We are also excited to be merging with Ark Schools on 1 September 2026. This partnership will strengthen the support we offer our pupils and staff, while creating new opportunities for collaboration and professional development across both trusts. Please click here to find out more about the Pontefract Academies Trust and Ark Schools merger.
We are proud of the positive culture across our schools. In the 2025 Edurio Staff Survey, we were ranked in the top 10 trusts nationally for staff satisfaction and received several awards recognising our supportive and values‑driven working environment. Our staff tell us they feel valued, listened to and part of a team that makes a real difference every day.
We’re excited for the future and hope you’ll consider joining us as we continue to grow.
Further information
Contact us on 01977 601701 or email recruitment@kings.patrust.org.uk
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The King's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1038 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The King's School website
The King’s School is proud to be part of Pontefract Academies Trust. As a school, we have a long history and rich heritage, which puts us at the forefront of the local educational landscape and beyond. All students are valued regardless of their background or ability, and are at the heart of everything that we do. We believe it is our duty to convert their potential into reality.
At the heart of every outstanding school is a strong team. One of our top priorities is to attract exceptional staff to The King’s School, and we continue to recruit a number of highly gifted employees to join our team. Our primary focus is to instil a lifelong love of learning while creating confident learners who can live a life full of opportunity and choice.
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