Pastoral Support Officer - (Pupil Premium)

Rickmansworth School

About the role

Location: Croxley Green, Rickmansworth

Contract type: Fixed term Contract for One year -Required for April 2025 - April 2026

Hours: 37 hours per week, Term Time + 5 INSET/Additional days

Salary:                         H6 Pt 14 - 28,624 pro rata plus Fringe Allowance  £1,013  (Actual Salary £25,464  incl. Fringe)

Start Date: Easter 2025

Rickmansworth School is seeking a Pastoral Support Officer with a strong focus on supporting our Pupil Premium students, to join our already successful Pastoral team. In this role, you will work closely with students eligible for Pupil Premium Grant funding, ensuring they receive the support needed to achieve the best possible outcomes.

The Pastoral Support Officer will be highly skilled in multitasking and will have a proven track record in key aspects of the role. While experience in a similar position within the education sector is preferred, we are also open to candidates from other sectors who possess the relevant skills. Training will be provided for exceptional applicants who demonstrate the potential to excel in this important role.

In return, we will offer you:

• Outstanding CPD opportunities to support your professional growth

• A school with exemplary student behaviour, where learning is valued

• A collaborative working environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do

• Highly skilled and supportive staff, working together to make a difference

• A comprehensive wellbeing programme to ensure you feel valued and supported

Rickmansworth School is an outstanding, highly sought-after 11-18 co-educational academy, consistently achieving excellent academic results. With around 1560 students, soon to grow to 1575, we provide a nurturing and dynamic environment for ambitious young people. Our strong academic track record at both GCSE and A-Level ensures that the vast majority of our students go on to their first-choice universities.

Further information is available from our website - https://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk

We encourage potential candidates to contact Rickmansworth School for an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to the School, please contact the School on 01923 773296 or email applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer who has a zero tolerance to bullying and all types of harassment.  Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

Applications Process

Deadline for applications: 08:00 Tuesday 25 February 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 04 March 2025

Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will progress up until the closing date. Should a suitable candidate be appointed, we reserved the right to close the advert early.

Due to the volume of application we receive if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion.

Selection Process:

We are required for only shortlisted candidates  to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2024 in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online.  On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the school where there will be a number of related tasks, details of which will be discussed on the day. Interviews will be held with the Headteacher  and possibly another member of SLT.  There will also be a tour of the school estate and this may be conducted by other members of the school community.