Job Title: Student Support - Duty Assistant
Actual Annual Salary: 22 hours equates to £13,207 – £14,396 / 30 hours equates to £18,010 – £19,631
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £25,941 - £28,275 (CLF Grade B) Based on full time hours, all year round.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 22 -30 hours per week, Monday to Friday / Term Time Only, Including Inset Days
Additional role info: Working Pattern equates to Monday all day, Wednesday all day, Thursday all day, Friday all day (However can be discussed at interview stage)
Provisional Start Date: January 2026
Are you passionate about making a difference in young people’s lives?
Do you thrive in a dynamic school environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to grow?
If so, we want to hear from you!
We’re looking for a dedicated, proactive, and empathetic individual to join our pastoral team as a Student Support – Duty Assistant. This is a vital role supporting students across the school site, helping them overcome barriers to learning and promoting a calm, inclusive, and high-performing school culture.
You will be a visible and supportive presence around the school, helping students access lessons and stay on track, building strong and professional relationships with students, staff, and families.
About you:
You will:
- Be committed to improving life chances for all pupils and believes in the power of education.
- See feedback as a gift and strives to be better every day.
- Have a caring and understanding attitude, with strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Respond to duty calls and behaviour incidents with empathy and professionalism.
- Be patient, calm under pressure, and able to make sound decisions.
- Has good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above or equivalent).
- Understands safeguarding, confidentiality, and data protection (GDPR).
- Has experience working with challenging young people and managing behaviour effectively.
- Can use IT systems confidently, including MS Excel and Management Information Systems.
- Committed to continuous professional development, including relevant qualifications (e.g. NVQ Level 2/3, First Aid).
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Digitech Studio School Academy:
Digitech delivers a specialised curriculum for 14 to 19-year-olds, where we offer progression into the creative digital and high-tech sectors. We are located in Warmley, on the outskirts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Studio schools are small by design, and we only take 90 students into each year group. This allows us to meet the needs of students in a personalised way.
Digitech Studio School has been on an enormous improvement journey over the past few years which has seen outcomes consistently improve year-on-year with all indicators. The academy is diverse in its intake and proud that we serve all of the families in our community. There is real pride from colleagues that they work at Digitech Studio School and contribute to a cause greater than themselves.
Why work at CLF?
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
- Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
- Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
- Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
- Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
- A collaborative culture which supports workload.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing Date: 23 November 2025 @11.59pm
- Shortlisting Date: 24 November 2025
- Interviews: 28 November 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive pre-employment checking process, including an enhanced DBS check (including a further check against the appropriate barred list), references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, child disqualification, prohibition from teaching/management and online checks. You must also tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
