Student Support Officer

Littleover Community School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 4BZ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as pre-employment checks are completed

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 20 hours per week: 10.00am to 2.00pm Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185
• Actual salary: £11,761
• Pay scale: Grade B SCP 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and suitably qualified individual to join the LCS team as a Student Support Officer. The successful candidate will be flexible, well organised and professional, with good communication skills and is able to use their own initiative as well as working as part of a team. The position will provide support for the Medical Officer and be based in the Student Services Office.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

A First Aid Certificate is an essential qualification for this role, candidates do not have to hold this prior to applying as full training will be given.

What the school offers its staff

As a school, we are committed to continuous improvement so that we can continue to evolve to match the changing needs of our students, parents and carers, staff and wider school community. We are keen to utilise the latest thinking and technologies to ensure all our students are best equipped to achieve success in the future.

There are an extensive range of benefits that are available to you as an employee of Littleover Community School.

For your health and wellbeing there is access to a free on site gym and an employee assistance programme.

You will have access to the Derby City Council Rewards platform, which hosts a wide range of benefits such as the Cycle2Work scheme, benefits and offers at an extensive network of retailers, Tusker Car Lease Scheme and more!

These benefits run alongside other benefits such as access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on your role), free on-site car parking, free annual flu jab and a friendly, supportive working environment!

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

Littleover Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Copies of our Safeguarding Policy, along with other school policies, are available at:
https://www.littleover.derby.sch.uk/information.php#policies

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Student Support Officer Sept 2025.pdf - 2.66 MB (opens in new tab)

About Littleover Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1822 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Littleover Community School website
• Email address: jobs@littleover.derby.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01332 513219
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/littleover-community-school

Littleover Community School is a Derby City Council, 11-18 co-educational, comprehensive school. Our school is situated four miles to the south west of the centre of Derby, in pleasant, spacious grounds and has a proud academic and pastoral record. Many teachers, after thriving here and developing their skills, go on to posts of responsibility here or elsewhere. Others, happy to work in a school which values effective classroom teaching above all else, stay here and contribute hugely over the years.

Arranging a visit to Littleover Community School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@littleover.derby.sch.uk.

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