Wellbeing Support Officer 1 Yr Paid Placement (Undergraduate in Psychology)
St Edmund's Catholic School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 1RX35 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
28 November 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
22 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday, 32.30 hours a week
Contract type
- Fixed term - One Year Paid Placement
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,201 (£19,198.73 pro-rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We
are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, positive person (Undergraduate in
Psychology) who has experience (or would like to gain experience of working
with young people.) You should be a good listener, resilient and able to be
flexible. No two days are the same! Whilst you donotneed to
be a Catholic, it is important to appreciate (or be willing to learn about) the
distinctive nature of a Catholic education/community.
What the school offers its staff
Please visit our school website for further details: https://www.saintedmunds.org.uk/home/vacancies/vacancies-support
You will be well supported by a friendly, hard-working team, fantastic staff and lovely pupils.
Further information about the job
JOB PURPOSE:
To enable pupils with mental health and wellbeing issues access to learning by supervising and assisting pupils (one to one and in small groups) across a wide range of activities and supported learning activities.
To Supervise pupils, delivering learning activities to small groups of pupils, adjusting activities within the scope of the needs of student’s specific difficulties.
To work in partnership with teaching staff to identify and address the individual needs of students.
To assist senior staff in securing the safety and welfare of pupils throughout the day.
To supervise pupils during and between the morning and breaks as directed.
Commitment to safeguarding
In line with Safer Recruitment guidance, we DO NOT accept CV’s.
The school is committed to safeguarding and the promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of appointment
As part of our Safer Recruitment guidance social media profiles will be checked upon appointment.
As we are unable to offer a sponsorship, we can only accept applications from candidates that already have the right to work in the UK.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Edmund's Catholic School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1150 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Edmund's Catholic School website
- Email address
- recruitment@saintedmunds.org.uk
- Phone number
- 02392892585
St Edmund’s is a popular Voluntary Aided secondary school in the heart of Portsmouth and serves a wide area. It is an Outstanding school (Ofsted 2016 and 2022) serving a diverse population.
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