Permanent
Term Time Only
37 Hours per week
TPLTSS5 £23,702 - £26,138 (actual salary)
Plus various Company Benefits
The Priory Learning Trust – proud Somerset Business Award winner for Employer of the Year – is seeking to appoint a Pastoral Support Officer to join our dedicated team at Worle Community School – An Academy, based in Weston-super-Mare. Just five minutes from the M5 and a short trip to the beach, we’re well-connected with excellent public transport links.
This is a vital non-teaching role centred on providing pastoral and academic support to students, working closely with Heads of Year to ensure every young person is safe, supported, and set up to succeed.
Key responsibilities include;
- Supporting students' personal development: Build positive relationships with students and their parents, providing guidance, encouragement, and a consistent presence. Help with inductions, delivering rewards and recognition, and being a go-to figure for advice and support throughout their school journey.
- Promoting high standards of behaviour and wellbeing: Monitor student behaviour in line with the school’s expectations. Carry out investigations, speak with students and parents, and support restorative and preventative approaches to help students stay on track.
- Championing high expectations: Support students in meeting school standards, especially around uniform, attendance, punctuality and behaviour. Help reinforce a culture of respect, accountability, and aspiration.
- Academic progress tracking: Work with Heads of Year and teaching staff to track student performance. Help gather, review and interpret academic data to identify students who may be falling behind and coordinate targeted interventions.
If you are someone who is passionate about young people, thrives on building relationships, and wants to make a tangible difference in students’ lives every single day then this is your opportunity and we look forward to your application.
At Worle Community School, we work hard to make our students, staff and communities PROUD of Worle. We aim to be:
Prepared
Respectful
Optimistic
Understanding
Determined
WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.
At WCSA, we also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership. For support staff at WCSA, we offer a variety of development opportunities - fully funded apprenticeships, cross site working, and opportunities to share best practice and experiences across all of our trust schools.
We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and strive to accommodate a variety of working arrangements, so we encourage you to apply. At our school, we take staff workload seriously and prioritise creating a supportive environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. As part of a local Trust, our staff also benefit from collaborative opportunities and resources that come with being part of a wider community.
At the Priory Learning Trust, we offer an incredible, comprehensive employee benefits package. This includes..
The PLaTform - Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
Healthshield - Funded Healthcare Scheme for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
Discounted nursery fees for parents AND grandparents at our Academy pre schools.
Contributory pension scheme offering generous employer contribution rates.
CPD opportunities both internally & externally.
A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
Health & Fitness offers, including incredible discounts on @Worle Sports Centre and Nuffield Health.
A Cycle to Work scheme.
Free on-site parking.
Flu vaccinations on site, during the working day, free of charge.
About The Priory Learning Trust:
TPLT grew from an intent to bring the power of partnership and sharing to bear and provide a first-class education to a wide range of children, from all backgrounds.
At our heart is a passion to put ‘Students First’ and deliver exceptional education; beyond outstanding for every single child. We do this with a relentless drive for academic excellence, shared moral purpose and values combined with lots of fun and happiness. We believe that happy schools are also high-achieving, successful schools.
We strive for partnerships between students, families, staff and the wider community to create exceptional student outcomes. We also ‘cherish’ our staff. We believe they are amazing and are passionate to empower them through support, training, and career opportunities. With such brilliant people all aiming for the same goals, we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of their background.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act.
The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service filtering guide.
This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, online searches and Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.
Please see the following links to our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy and Recruitment and Selection policy.
Closing Date: 08 June 2025
Proposed Interview Date: 13 June 2025
Proposed Start Date: 14 July 2025