The posting
Grade and Salary: Grade 4: £25,298 - £27,443 actual salary per annum pro rata (£29,542 - £32,046 FTE)
Working pattern : 37 hours per week, 39 working weeks (TTO plus inset days)
Contract term : Permanent
The School:
Ashfield School is renowned for high standards of teaching, behaviour and academic achievement. One of the largest schools in England (2700 on role), staff work together each day to support, inspire and challenge students to give their best in our safe, happy and ambitious working environment.
Ashfield school enjoys an incredibly positive culture across the school. Continual focus on developing a happy and ambitious culture has enabled us to recruit, develop and retain the very best people. Student behaviour is excellent, staff well-being surveys evidence that morale is very high with teachers treated as respected professionals and given the autonomy to teach the well planned and high-quality curriculum in their own style.
Ashfield School is a great place to work and, as part of the DFE school re-building project, will move into brand new buildings over the next few years. We are located close to the A38 and M1 and there is a large free staff car park. Facilities across the large school campus are excellent with numerous staff social and workspaces, staff specific catering and sporting facilities, including a fitness suite and swimming pool.
The role:
The Pastoral Support Officer will provide support to a designated Head of Year in pastoral matters and in particular with behavioural issues, safeguarding and parental engagement. The role will support the Attendance Officers with attendance issues within their designated year group.
What You'll Be Doing:
If you were successful in the role, you would follow a structure timetable with designated tasks to support our students overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential. A typical day as a Pastoral Support Officer would include;
- Mornings are for supporting the attendance team, making calls, monitoring and appropriate follow up.
- Daily you will provide pastoral support within the year group which includes uniform checks, lesson drop ins, interventions ensuring our students have their best foot forward and always are ready to learn
- Scheduled duties will take place before school, break and lunchtime. Additional duties in the Pastoral base will also be required.
- Corrections support after school
- On call support around site providing timely support to students and staff
- Build relationships with key stakeholders by meetings with families and external agencies
- Behaviour support within the year group which includes collecting statements from students and staff.
Please refer to the candidate pack for the full job profile.
We have high standards for our students, and this role is a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on their education.
The person:
The successful candidate will have experience of mentoring, coaching or working with young people, and experience of successfully working with young people with challenging behaviour. We are looking for someone who has the courage to challenge students to be their best through being compassionate and resilient.
Why join us?
There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.
We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We offer:
- Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
- An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.
- Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
- Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
- A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.
- Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
- A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.
Applications must arrive by: Sunday 01 November 2026 at 16:00.
Interviews will be held: W/C 09 November 2026, exact date to be confirmed.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
