Pastoral Case Worker
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0DL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | aa97d2b7-636b-4858-9c24-a12770b13e92 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Pastoral Case Worker to provide bespoke high quality support to a caseload of students who have encountered challenges which are creating a barrier to their progress and/or development. The position involves working closely with other colleagues holding the same position, the Pastoral and Support for Learning teams to effectively identify students in need of additional support, prepare and deliver a planned series of strategies to encourage the development of students’ resilience and wellbeing. The successful applicant would benefit from having a 1-2-1 meeting space within our highly regarded and recently refurbished Wellbeing Suite.
Applicants should be confident, articulate, empathetic and with a strong desire to equip young people with the necessary strategies and skills to achieve more than they dreamt possible. Being able to build and maintain mutually respectful relationships with staff, students and parents/carers is essential. The successful candidate will be relentless and uncompromising in securing excellent outcomes for all students.
Applicants must have good personal levels of literacy and numeracy, lots of patience, and experience of and the ability to build positive relationships with young people who may be lacking in confidence about themselves or the skills they need in order to be successful.
Applicants should have an understanding of common SEMH issues which young people experience in secondary schools, experience and a proven track record of securing positive outcomes for every student.
What the school offers its staff
• Access to a comprehensive discounts platform which will save you money on all manner of purchases, recreational activities, holidays and weekly shopping.
• CPD Programme which is thoughtfully and carefully designed to consider the needs of both the curriculum and staff.
• Staff wellbeing is extremely important to us. We offer a professional outsourced support & counselling service, calendar of optional fun social events, and a supportive, caring working environment.
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.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Pastoral Case Worker to provide bespoke high quality support to a caseload of students who have encountered challenges which are creating a barrier to their progress and/or development. The position involves working closely with other colleagues holding the same position, the Pastoral and Support for Learning teams to effectively identify students in need of additional support, prepare and deliver a planned series of strategies to encourage the development of students’ resilience and wellbeing. The successful applicant would benefit from having a 1-2-1 meeting space within our highly regarded and recently refurbished Wellbeing Suite.
Applicants should be confident, articulate, empathetic and with a strong desire to equip young people with the necessary strategies and skills to achieve more than they dreamt possible. Being able to build and maintain mutually respectful relationships with staff, students and parents/carers is essential. The successful candidate will be relentless and uncompromising in securing excellent outcomes for all students.
Applicants must have good personal levels of literacy and numeracy, lots of patience, and experience of and the ability to build positive relationships with young people who may be lacking in confidence about themselves or the skills they need in order to be successful.
Applicants should have an understanding of common SEMH issues which young people experience in secondary schools, experience and a proven track record of securing positive outcomes for every student.
What the school offers its staff
• Access to a comprehensive discounts platform which will save you money on all manner of purchases, recreational activities, holidays and weekly shopping.
• CPD Programme which is thoughtfully and carefully designed to consider the needs of both the curriculum and staff.
• Staff wellbeing is extremely important to us. We offer a professional outsourced support & counselling service, calendar of optional fun social events, and a supportive, caring working environment.
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.