Student Support Officer
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 October 2025 |
| Location: | Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6BD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 54de6348-6bf8-49b8-a8f2-95928b295f37 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen at St Wilfrid’s to join our team as a Student Support Officer.
The post holder will be an integral role in supporting students to achieve academically and in their personal development. A Student Support Officer will be attached to each Year Group (Y7, Y8, Y9, Y10 and Y11, with a further post working with Sixth-Form Students).
Assisting in the Head of Year’s work, this is a bespoke post as part of a team which is directed and managed by a member of SLT working with the child, family, school and other agencies as required – this post will assist in ensuring that the student can improve their engagement, experience educational success, improve their attendance, reduce sanctions and the risk of suspensions.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• a welcoming and supportive staff team
• support and collaboration from a strong partnership of 15 schools within the Trust
• a commitment to your professional development
• friendly and caring school and parish community
• a passionate and forward thinking Senior Leadership Team and Academy Council
• an excellent pension package
• health and wellbeing support
• opportunity to apply for a blue light card to save money on 15,000 retailers
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.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at St Wilfrid’s to join our team as a Student Support Officer.
The post holder will be an integral role in supporting students to achieve academically and in their personal development. A Student Support Officer will be attached to each Year Group (Y7, Y8, Y9, Y10 and Y11, with a further post working with Sixth-Form Students).
Assisting in the Head of Year’s work, this is a bespoke post as part of a team which is directed and managed by a member of SLT working with the child, family, school and other agencies as required – this post will assist in ensuring that the student can improve their engagement, experience educational success, improve their attendance, reduce sanctions and the risk of suspensions.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• a welcoming and supportive staff team
• support and collaboration from a strong partnership of 15 schools within the Trust
• a commitment to your professional development
• friendly and caring school and parish community
• a passionate and forward thinking Senior Leadership Team and Academy Council
• an excellent pension package
• health and wellbeing support
• opportunity to apply for a blue light card to save money on 15,000 retailers
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.