Pastoral Support Officer
This is a Permanent, Part Time - Term Time Only vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
About this Role
Emmanuel CE Middle School is looking for a Pastoral Support Officer to join our fantastic team. Could this be you?
Actual Salary £12,363 - £12,965 per annum per annum (Grade 6)
This job is Part Time - Term Time Only for 21 hours per week and 38 weeks per year working over 3 days per week which must include a Monday and Friday due to current working patterns of the team.
It is offered on a Permanent basis.
Approximate start date 01-Sep-2026.
As part of this role we are looking for someone who has experience of Pastoral Support/ELSA/Draw & Talk/Play therapy or other specific interventions, who could work with pupils either on a 1 to 1 basis or within a group. For more details of the role and experience required, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
If you have any further questions, please contact Sam Askam on 01202 828100 or by emailing recruitment@emmanuelmiddle.org
Please Note: the actual salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee with under 5 years' service.
About our School
Located centrally between Bournemouth, Wimborne, Ringwood and the New Forest, Emmanuel Middle School provides an environment for children in their middle years to grow academically and emotionally to ensure they can fly at upper school and beyond. We place great importance on the variety of opportunities we provide to pupils with a broad and well sequenced curriculum protected for all along with employability skills and extracurricular activities being prevalent.
As a school, we have high aspirations and expectations of all our pupils. We expect them to positively engage in their learning and live out our core values of excellence, endeavour and enjoyment. This is what drives our school culture and ethos. Our House system supports this and your use of positivity will ensure the pupils meet your expectations.
For more information please visit our school website: https://www.emmanuel.dorset.sch.uk/
We strongly encourage visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.
Initio Learning Trust provides:
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A supportive and welcoming environment with a genuine commitment to professional development.
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A flexible, equal opportunities workplace.
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Access to the local government or teachers pension scheme.
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Employee benefits including a Health Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme.
About Initio Learning Trust
Initio Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust based in Dorset. We are responsible and accountable for the education of over 7000 pupils from 3 to 19 years of age and for the employment and support of over 1000 staff in 19 schools across Dorset, from Bridport in the West of the county to Verwood in the East.
We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.
Working for Us
Initio Learning Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and aims to provide an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you would like to discuss any changes or support you may need as part of this process, please call or email the recruiting manager (see contact details above).
Initio Learning Trust values and respects the diversity of our workforce, and encourages employees to be their unique selves. Having a diverse and inclusive workforce underpins our core values of collaboration, ambition and respect, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. Applicant shortlisting is done without reference to any personal data including your name.
Applying for a job with us - other things you need to know
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be verified.
Initio Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In line with current safer recruitment guidance, we may collect further information for applicants who are shortlisted for interview including criminal record and social media checks, references and verification of qualifications.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
We are covered by the ‘Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975’, which means that we are allowed to ask all candidates to disclose both spent and unspent cautions and criminal convictions to us when applying for a vacancy (except for those which are considered ‘protected’ under the Act).
Anyone who is barred from engaging in regulated activity with children should not apply for any of our vacancies, as doing so may be an offence—which we will report to the Police.
If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose cautions and criminal convictions (except for those which are considered ‘protected’ under the Act).
Please refer to this Caution and Conviction checker for guidance on what needs to be disclosed:
Caution or conviction - Check when to disclose cautions or convictions - GOV.UK
Further information can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK
Fluency in English is required for all student and public-facing roles, in accordance with the “fluency duty” (Immigration Act 2016). Please refer to the Job Description for further details.
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