Pastoral Support Officer

Each year group has a dedicated pastoral team consisting of a Head of Year, the Assistant Head of Year, the team of form tutors and the Pastoral Support Officer (PSO). The PSO has a key role supporting students and responding to parents and carers. They enable the Head of Year (HOY) and Assistant Head of Year (AHOY) to focus on the strategic development of the year group.

The purpose of the year team is to work collaboratively to support the students with their academic progress and social and emotional well-being. This is to ensure that all students in the year group experience high quality teaching and learning and maintain high standards of student conduct and achievement.

Hours of work

The hours of work are 36 hours per week Monday to Friday for 39 weeks per year (term time plus five INSET days). The daily hours of work are 8am and 4pm with an unpaid lunch break. Exact times and breaks will be agreed with the successful candidate. 

The successful candidate will

• Be an organised, team player who can work collaboratively
• Have a commitment to the promotion of the welfare and development of young people
• Be professional with excellent communication and administration skills
• Ideally have experience of working with students in a school setting
• Have access to confidential and highly sensitive data so must be able to maintain confidentiality and understand GDPR.
• Have an awareness of ways in which the achievement of young people can be supported with the aim improve outcomes

Our School

Carshalton High School for Girls, a member of the Girl’s Learning Trust, is a high achieving school in the suburbs of south London. Confirmed as “Good” by Ofsted in January 2023, we achieved our best exam results to date in Summer 2023.

We offer

• An aspirational vision of education
• A continuous programme of CPD with the opportunity for national qualifications.
• A welcoming, friendly and supportive environment
• A school that has wellbeing as a high priority for students and staff
• Benefits that include a two week October half term holiday, eye care vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free tea/coffee/milk in the staff room and staff events at the end of each term and an Employee Assistance Programme providing free, confidential advice on a variety of matters.

The school is a short walk from Carshalton station with London Victoria is approximately a 30 minute journey by Southern trains and London St Pancras is approximately 45 minutes by Thameslink. The school is also within car and bus commuting range of South London and Surrey. 

Key Application Dates

Closing Date: 10:00am, 29th Jan 2024

Shortlisting Date: Wednesday 31 January 2024

Interview Date: week commencing 5 February 2024

Start Date: as soon as possible

Our commitment

The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.  

As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties.  accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)  

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.  

We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.  

Please see our Recruitment pack for more details about our school, the job description and person specification.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.