Pastoral Support Officer

Required to start: Start date to be agreed with successful candidate

Pastoral Support Officer

SO1 (SCP 23 – 25) £34,434 - £36,363

Actual salary: £29,747 - £31,413

37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only plus 1 Working Week

The Ruth Gorse Academy is seeking to appoint a dedicated and passionate Pastoral Support Officer to join our pastoral team. This rewarding role focuses on supporting students’ wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and safeguarding, playing a key part in ensuring every young person feels safe, supported and able to thrive.

Working closely with the Head of Year and senior leaders, the successful candidate will provide targeted pastoral support to students with social, emotional and behavioural needs. They will take a lead role in safeguarding and child protection within the year group and build strong, positive relationships with students, families and external agencies. The role includes supporting behaviour management, including on‑call duties and internal support provision, as well as tracking and monitoring student progress using pastoral and school information systems such as CPOMS (a system used to record and monitor safeguarding and wellbeing concerns) and SIMS (the school’s management information system). The postholder will also contribute to Early Help Plans, attend multi‑agency meetings, and support student transitions at key points.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• GCSE qualifications (Grade C / 4 or above) in English and Mathematics

• Strong knowledge of safeguarding and experience supporting students with social, emotional and mental health needs

• Experience working directly with children and young people, ideally within a secondary school setting

• The ability to remain calm, professional and solution‑focused in challenging situations

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with families and a range of external professionals

• A genuine passion for supporting young people and removing barriers to learning

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.

• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, The Ruth Gorse Academy ensures that students receive an outstanding education that focuses on aspiration, high expectations and personalisation. Together these non-negotiable values instil in young people a self-belief that enables students to access the highest standard of higher education provision and employment. We believe that poverty and deprivation should, in no way, limit either the quality of a young person’s educational experience or the levels of achievement to which those students are able to rise. In October 2023, the exceptional nature of our work at The Ruth Gorse Academy was again recognised by Ofsted and demonstrated within our GCSE results. We continue to be heavily oversubscribed year on year, as we deliver high quality education for each and every student.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: Apply Now

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview while this advert remains live, if a successful candidate is found the advert will be withdrawn prior to the above date.

Interviews will take place: To be confirmed

Our recruitment process is designed to be inclusive and accessible. Applications are welcomed from people with disabilities as defined by the Equality Act . If you would benefit from any adjustments during the application or interview process, please inform us so we can support you appropriately.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.