Pastoral Support Officer
Closing in 14 days (6 November 2026 9:00 am)
Job details
Salary: Grade 12 (£26,293 - £29,476 actual salary)
Employer: Westfield Academy
Location: Yeovil , Somerset, BA21 3EP
Contract type: Term time
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 6 November 2026 9:00 am
About the job
Key information
37 hours per week, term time, plus INSET days (39 weeks), plus one week
Grade 12 (£26,293 – £29,476 actual salary)
What will I be doing?
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a Pastoral Support Officer. This is a role, with no teaching commitment, that is pivotal in the school’s desire to provide outstanding pastoral care. The current need for support lies with KS3, but should the need arise there will be the opportunity to support KS4.
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
You will have experience of working with children who have social, emotional and behavioural needs, and you will have good administrative skills and be a team player. Please see the application pack for full details.
What is in it for me?
‘Westfield Academy continues to be a good school’. (Ofsted, October 2023). The report recognised that our school is ‘happy, inclusive and caring’, the school’s ethos is built on warm and respectful relationships between staff and pupils’ and ‘staff feel valued and empowered’.
DBS check
Westfield Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, including the barred list, as well as other pre-appointment checks such as online searches as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2026).
Supporting documents and information
For further details please follow the links below and visit our website, or contact our HR & Student Data Officer Rhiannon Briggs, rhiannon.briggs@westfieldacademy.co.uk.
The deadline for applications is Friday 6 November 2026 at 09:00am.
Interviews will take place week commencing 9 November 2026.
Candidates shortlisted for interview will be informed by no later than 5.00pm on Monday 9 November 2026.
