Support and Guidance Officer

Hall Mead School, Upminster, Essex, RM14 1SF

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  8 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year Term Time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Between £35,517 and £38737
• Actual salary: Between £30,788 and £35,517
• Pay scale: Support Staff Grade 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

Inspire and be inspired

Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint a dedicated Support and Guidance Officer.

The successful candidate will provide a full range of pastoral support and care for Hall Mead’s students and will be able to work in partnership with staff, parents/carers and outside agencies.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we offer:

• High quality professional development

• Supportive and friendly colleagues

• Flexible working opportunities

• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

• Cycle to work scheme

• Electric Vehicle scheme

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

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Hall Mead School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1068 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hall Mead School website
• Email address: hhorne@elatschools.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hall-mead-school

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