Student Support Officer
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6BDThis job expired on 12 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
25 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Term time only plus 1 day
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Salary details: G6 SCP 12 - 18 (FTE £28,598 - £31,537) Actual Salary £24,406 - £26,914
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen at St Wilfrid’s to join our team as a Student Support Officer.
The post holder will be an integral role in supporting students to achieve academically and in their personal development. A Student Support Officer will be attached to each Year Group (Y7, Y8, Y9, Y10 and Y11, with a further post working with Sixth-Form Students).
Assisting in the Head of Year’s work, this is a bespoke post as part of a team which is directed and managed by a member of SLT working with the child, family, school and other agencies as required – this post will assist in ensuring that the student can improve their engagement, experience educational success, improve their attendance, reduce sanctions and the risk of suspensions.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- a welcoming and supportive staff team
- support and collaboration from a strong partnership of 15 schools within the Trust
- a commitment to your professional development
- friendly and caring school and parish community
- a passionate and forward thinking Senior Leadership Team and Academy Council
- an excellent pension package
- health and wellbeing support
- opportunity to apply for a blue light card to save money on 15,000 retailers
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1481 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- lbeynon@st-wilfrids.bkcat.uk
- Phone number
- 01977 691000
A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Arranging a visit to St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lbeynon@st-wilfrids.bkcat.uk.
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