Pastoral Support Officer

Job Title
:
Pastoral Support Officer

Actual Annual Salary
: £11,092 - £12,101 Based on hours and weeks worked

Full Time Equivalent Salary
: £31,954 - £34,860 (Grade

D) Based on Full Time hours all year round

Contract Type
:
Fixed Term until 31 August 2027 (cover is required for an employee on sabbatical)

Hours
:
Part-time, 15 hours per week. Thursday & Friday, Term time only, plus inset days - Days can be discussed at interview as these can be flexible

Provisional Start Date
:
September 2026 (Subject to completion of pre-employment checks)

Are you passionate about empowering young people to succeed? Join our dedicated pastoral team and play a pivotal role in shaping positive futures for every student.

As a key point of contact for a designated cohort of students, you will support their welfare, behaviour, attendance and overall wellbeing, helping to remove barriers to learning and ensure every student can thrive. Working closely with colleagues, parents/carers and external agencies, you will deliver mentoring and targeted interventions, monitor student progress, and respond to safeguarding, attendance and behaviour concerns with professionalism and care.

You will play an integral role in promoting a positive, inclusive school culture, supporting the consistent application of academy policies, maintaining accurate student records, undertaking home visits where appropriate, and contributing to behaviour support systems and the wider pastoral team.

You will be:

• Passionate about working with children and young people and committed to improving students’ life chances.
• Emotionally resilient, calm and able to work effectively under pressure.
• A confident and skilled relationship‑builder, able to work effectively with students, families, colleagues and external professionals.
• A clear, sensitive and professional communicator in both written and verbal contexts.
• Committed to equality, diversity, safeguarding and the wellbeing of all students.
• Willing to work flexibly, including attending meetings, interventions and activities beyond the school day where required.

• Successful experience of working in a school or similar setting with responsibility for student welfare and raising achievement.
• Experience of liaising with external agencies and contributing to meetings that support student outcomes.
• A good understanding of safeguarding within an educational setting and the ability to respond appropriately to concerns.
• Knowledge of inclusion, raising achievement and current issues in student support.
• The ability to manage information accurately and securely using paper‑based and electronic systems, including management information systems.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle, or willingness to meet the travel requirements of the role.
• A MIDAS qualification, or willingness to undertake this qualification.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

Digitech delivers a specialised curriculum for 14 to 19-year-olds, where we offer progression into the creative digital and high-tech sectors. We are located in Warmley, on the outskirts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Studio schools are small by design, and we only take 90 students into each year group.

This allows us to meet the needs of students in a personalised way.

Digitech Studio School has been on an enormous improvement journey over the past few years which has seen outcomes consistently improve year-on-year with all indicators. The academy is diverse in its intake and proud that we serve all of the families in our community. There is real pride from colleagues that they work at Digitech Studio School and contribute to a cause greater than themselves.

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for…