Pastoral Care Worker

Somerford Primary Community School

Draper Road

Christchurch

BH23 3AS

Headteacher: Mrs Helen Frampton

Telephone: (01202) 485436

PASTORAL CARE WORKER

SCH019 BCP BAND F

20 HOURS PER WEEK, TERM TIME ONLY

Week days/working pattern to be agreed with successful candidate

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our committed staff team as our Pastoral Care Worker.

This post will give the right person the chance to make a real difference to children, families and the community we serve.

This will be achieved through:

• Direct work with parents and families
• Improving attendance by overcoming barriers
• Supporting parents to access local support services
• Being part of our safeguarding team
• Supporting children’s emotional wellbeing

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible and committed to removing barriers so all children can access education feeling safe and cared for, therefore achieve their full potential.

The successful applicant will be required to work 20 hours per week, 38 weeks per year. BCP Band F (from £12.70 - £13.92 per hour.)

Somerford Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Somerford Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service Check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

As part of safe recruitment process an online search will be carried for all shortlisted applicants, the search is purely based on whether the candidate Is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

Information about our school is available on the school website at www.somerford.dorset.sch.uk. For any further information or to discuss the post, please contact the Business Manager on 01202 485436 or businessmanager@somerford.dorset.sch.uk.

Visits to our school are encouraged, please contact us to arrange a date and time.

Closing date for applications: Friday 6th October 2023

Interviews will be held on: Friday 13th October 2023