Pastoral Support Officer
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 March 2026 |
| Location: | Romford, Essex, RM1 4YY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | f89e8e1e-1698-4035-8aaa-e94d82b90896 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Pastoral Support Officer
Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint a dedicated Pastoral Support Officer (PSO) to play a key role in supporting students’ wellbeing, behaviour, and attendance, helping them to feel safe, included, and ready to learn.
This is a highly visible, rewarding role for someone with strong communication skills, emotional resilience, and a genuine passion for helping students reach their full potential.
The successful candidate will provide a full range of pastoral care for Bower Park Academy’s students and will be able to work in partnership with staff, parents and outside agencies. The successful candidate is a committed practitioner who is able to support and help students overcome social and emotional barriers to learning, ensuring they reach their full potential.
Applications:
If you would like more information on our school, please visit our website:https://bowerpark.co.uk/
For further information about this role, please email Lisa Woodbridge atlwoodbridge@elatschools.co.ukIf you have any queries about the recruitment process and compliance, please contact Jen White, HR Officer,jwhite@elatschools.co.uk.
Bower Park Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; therefore, all successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
Please find our policies here: Key Information –https://bowerpark.co.uk/key-information/
Early applications are appreciated as interviews will be arranged as and when suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.
We do not accept applications via agencies.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
• High quality professional development
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Flexible working opportunities
• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Cycle to work scheme
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.
Pastoral Support Officer
Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint a dedicated Pastoral Support Officer (PSO) to play a key role in supporting students’ wellbeing, behaviour, and attendance, helping them to feel safe, included, and ready to learn.
This is a highly visible, rewarding role for someone with strong communication skills, emotional resilience, and a genuine passion for helping students reach their full potential.
The successful candidate will provide a full range of pastoral care for Bower Park Academy’s students and will be able to work in partnership with staff, parents and outside agencies. The successful candidate is a committed practitioner who is able to support and help students overcome social and emotional barriers to learning, ensuring they reach their full potential.
Applications:
If you would like more information on our school, please visit our website:https://bowerpark.co.uk/
For further information about this role, please email Lisa Woodbridge atlwoodbridge@elatschools.co.ukIf you have any queries about the recruitment process and compliance, please contact Jen White, HR Officer,jwhite@elatschools.co.uk.
Bower Park Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; therefore, all successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
Please find our policies here: Key Information –https://bowerpark.co.uk/key-information/
Early applications are appreciated as interviews will be arranged as and when suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.
We do not accept applications via agencies.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
• High quality professional development
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Flexible working opportunities
• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Cycle to work scheme
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.