Pastoral Support Worker

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Northampton
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Not specified
SALARY
£23,277 / year
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

Student Support Pastoral Care Guidance Behavior Management Parent Communication Intervention Restorative Approaches

FULL DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Pastoral Support Worker to become a pivotal member of our student support team. You will be at the heart of our school community, providing exceptional day-to-day care and guidance to over 1200 students in Years 7-11.

Job details

Job role Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern Full time

Contract type Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary £22,912.00 - £23,277.00 Annually (Actual)

Pastoral Support Worker job summary

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD

[contact hidden]

www.moultonschool.co.uk

PASTORAL SUPPORT WORKER

Grade F Point 6-7 (£25,989 - £26,403)

37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

8-4pm, Monday-Friday (One 3.30pm finish a week)

£22,912 - £23,277 (actual salary)

Are you passionate about empowering young people to thrive? We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Pastoral Support Worker to become a pivotal member of our student support team.

You will be at the heart of our school community, providing exceptional day-to-day care and guidance to over 1200 students in Years 7-11. You will work within our pastoral team to foster a positive environment that drives high attendance, outstanding behaviour, and excellent student achievement.

Working collaboratively with the Pastoral Leader and the wider pastoral team, you will be a proactive and visible presence, ensuring every student has the support they need to reach their full potential. If you are an inspirational, resilient and committed advocate for young people, we want to hear from you.

The main duties of the post will be:

  • To follow and support the operational processes established by the school and the Pastoral Leader in order to ensure high standards of behaviour, support and guidance are in place.
  • To develop positive relationships with all students, with a particular focus on supporting the most challenging and vulnerable students, and their parents/carers.
  • To follow a pastoral support rota in order to ensure students are able to gain access to support at key times of the day.
  • To be proactive in ensuring student adherence to school policies, challenging students and contacting parents, as necessary.
  • To conduct parent meetings personally relating to behaviour, attendance and or parental concerns.
  • To identify and carry out intervention with students using our ‘Restorative Approaches’, conducting meetings between students and other students, parents and staff. Producing student support plans to support this process.

Please see the Job Description for a full list of Duties and Responsibilities.

We welcome potential candidates to come and look around the school. If you are interested in this, please contact Vienna Waights, HR Manager, on: [contact hidden]

At MSSC, we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. We want you to flourish in your professional life and that’s why we put lots of time and energy into our positive culture and approach to well-being.

It’s not just a job, it’s a career - some of the benefits we offer you:

  • Enthusiastic and engaged students and a culture of high aspirations.
  • Extensive CPD training which provides a range of tailored and bespoke CPD opportunities
  • Competitive salaries and pay progression
  • A supportive leadership team who are engaged in your professional development and success
  • Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, coaching, information and support)
  • Generous Pension Scheme
  • Flexible Working Contracts

Moulton School is a successful, popular and over-subscribed school on the northern boundary of Northampton. The school was graded Good in its last two Ofsted inspections, and there is a strong commitment to further improvement based on effective teaching and learning and high expectations of students. Whilst maintaining firm discipline, built around our ASPIRE ethos and school values, the school is deeply committed to supporting the development of whole child, and is one of very few schools to hold the Restorative Services Quality Mark. Our student leadership programme is also a significant strength of the school. As a member of staff at Moulton School, your on-going professional development is of crucial importance, and the school has an outstanding record of supporting colleagues into middle and senior leadership roles.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the school.

Please note, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 - Part V.

Please be aware that referees will be contacted prior to interview in accordance with accepted Child Protection Procedures.

We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

  • childcare disqualification
  • Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
  • medical
  • online and social media
  • prohibition from teaching
  • right to work
  • satisfactory references
  • suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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