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Pastoral Support Officer - Full-time

St Augustine Academy, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-4000-300S
  • Posted:03/09/2024
  • Pay:actual salary of £23,914 - £26,058 (approximately)
  • Start Date:TBC
  • App Close Date:17/09/2024 at 23:45
  • Interviews:TBC

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St Augustine Academy is looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Pastoral Support Officer to join their supportive inclusion team. 

This role will be an integral part of the inclusion team working under the direction of the Heads of Year and Senior Leadership Team. They will support and raise expectations by ensuring pupils receive the highest levels of care and support to improve progress and welfare. You will be expected to develop and maintain a range of professional partnerships with a range of outside agencies. The nature of the job requires a high degree of initiative, confidentially, tact and discretion. 

The successful applicant will ensure that the pastoral needs of pupils are effectively met, raising their aspirations, self- esteem and motivation levels so they can achieve their academic potential. A requirement to understand the varied needs of students and inspire them to make positive life choices is necessary for this role.

The basis of this role is permanent working 37 hours per week (5 days per week) term time, + 1 week of INSET days (39 weeks in total) and offering an actual salary of £23,914 - £26,058 (approximately). (FTE £27,803 - £30,296 FTE, WAT grade F pt. 15-20). 

Informal visits are welcome. 

Applications will be considered as they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and St Augustine Academy reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

About our School

St Augustine Academy is a non-selective 11-16 school in Maidstone who is dedicated to fostering excellence in education. We pride ourselves on our supportive community, innovative teaching methods, and commitment to the personal development of both students and staff.

Our Academy has a calm purposeful atmosphere. We strive to broaden horizons and challenge our students to achieve their potential. We offer a rigorous academic curriculum, a strong behaviour policy.

We are committed to continual CPD and a positive work life balance for staff. We offer additional training days, support staff to complete additional qualifications and remove unnecessary workload.

We are one of six Academies which make up the Woodard Academies Trust (WAT). WAT is part of the Woodard family of schools. Created by founder Nathaniel Woodard in 1848, Woodard is the largest group of independent Church of England schools in England and Wales. Woodard Academies Trust and Woodard Schools share a common ethos and vision: to inspire young people to make a difference.

Our ethos reflects our deep commitment to delivering an outstanding education to the students we teach. We prioritise inclusion and value individuals, and excel in delivering pastoral care and personalised learning paths for our students. Our aim is to offer students not only a first-class education, but also to teach them life skills that will provide benefits beyond their time with us. We believe that our academies should enrich the communities they serve and play an active role in their development.

Information about the school

St Augustine Academy is a small, caring, inclusive school committed to providing an education that allows every student to succeed and flourish in our Christian community, for all faiths and none. We believe the very purpose of school and education is to help young people grow and develop so that no door is closed to them in their lives.

We are an inspirational community, with high standards of discipline creating a disruption free learning environment. Our broad curriculum is exciting and knowledge-rich to engage, excite and challenge all students, regardless of their starting level. Our successful grammar stream adds further challenge and pace.

At St Augustine Academy we promote courage, compassion, and community as well as a desire to learn and achieve. These values are guided by our school motto, “Together with God we achieve.” We believe that the sum of all our parts is much greater than any individual part. We work with students, families, and our local community to bring about the best opportunities for all members of our academy.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.