Pastoral Support Officer

The Orme Academy is seeking to appoint a dedicated and inspirational thinker to our Pastoral Support team. The successful candidate will have an absolute commitment to working as a team to meet the pastoral needs of the individual to ensure that all learners can achieve their personal best. If you have a passion for supporting young people and helping them to break down barriers in a supportive and calm way, we want to hear from you.

Key aspects of the role:

• Maintain and enforce high standards of behaviour through active presence on corridors, during social times, and duties.
• Support students and families with all aspects of school life (attendance, punctuality, well-being, etc.).
• Proactively anticipate student issues that could arise and intervene as necessary.

We are also excited to announce that our school has recently received a positive “Good” rating from Ofsted! This achievement reflects the hard work and dedication of our staff, students, and wider school community. We are proud of the progress we have made and look forward to continuing to provide an excellent learning environment for all our pupils.

The core ethos for the school community is ‘Empowering Learners for Life’. While we are committed to ensuring every student makes excellent progress, this concept extends beyond academics. We believe every aspect of school life should enable learners to be successful in all areas of their lives, both now and in the future. Every decision or action taken aims to improve the life chances of our learners. This is underpinned by ensuring the Academy is a safe, nurturing, and happy environment: simply put, The Orme Academy is a great place to learn and work.

This ethos applies equally to staff. We believe in empowering our staff to be aspirational and effective leaders of learning, providing a robust programme of CPD and induction to support new team members. This includes being part of a large MAT with its own Institute of Education (IoE), which offers a wide range of network hubs, subject experts, access to best practices, and bespoke CPD opportunities. Joining our team means becoming part of a highly professional, committed staff dedicated to the success and future development of our Academy.

Shaw Education Trust is a thriving network of diverse schools including Primary, Secondary, and Special Schools, all working together to improve young people's lives. Sponsored by Shaw Trust, a charity focused on transforming lives, we are a growing group committed to providing quality education to children of all abilities and starting points. Our staff are dedicated to ensuring every child has the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background.

In our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on innovative curriculum design aimed at engaging all students, regardless of their starting points or barriers. We continually seek to innovate, offering extended school days with a world-class enrichment programme, vocational and technical pathways supported by leading employers and universities, and opportunities for students to develop work-readiness skills leading to T Levels and apprenticeships.

We are at an exciting stage of evolution, emphasizing collaboration across schools. We work to co-construct aligned curricula across EBacc subjects, fostering best practices, reducing planning workload, and strengthening relationships with pupils.

Employee benefits at Shaw Education Trust include:

• Support staff working full time, all year, with a generous holiday entitlement starting at 37 days, rising to 39 days after 5 years (including Bank Holidays).
• Electric Car Scheme for environmentally friendly vehicles.
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan.
• Discount schemes for teachers and support staff, including exclusive offers from major brands.
• Free Eye Tests.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Opportunities for professional growth through our Institute of Education and CPD programmes.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and will undergo appropriate vetting procedures, including DBS checks and online safety checks.

This position may be filled before the closing date as applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. We encourage early applications.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer. CVs alone will not be accepted, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other employment checks.