Student Wellbeing and Pastoral Officer

Are you committed to the development and achievements of students?

The Hastings Academy is looking to appoint a full time Student Wellbeing and Pastoral Officer to join our friendly and proactive pastoral team. 

 Within this highly rewarding role, your responsibilities will include: 

• Providing support, care and guidance; ensuring that students emotional and wellbeing needs are met.
• Ensuring students attend lessons.
• Assisting students that need to be removed for behavioural or emotional reasons.
• Working proactively and liaising with parents and staff in supporting students learning and progress.

To be successful within this role, you will:

• Be firmly committed to improving standards of learning and achievement and improving life chances for all students.
• Have excellent communication and listening skills.
• Be a confident, calm and caring team member.
• Be an excellent role model; offering support and guidance to ensure students are fully engaged.
• Have a good understanding of the learning and support needs of young people, gained in a working school setting in a learning support capacity.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details. To arrange a visit or to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Harriett Catt on h.catt@thehastingsacademy.org.uk.

The Hastings Academy

Our mission is to provide all our students with the opportunities they need to become well-rounded citizens who believe in themselves, value others and can make a positive difference to their world.

We believe in every student’s potential, and we encourage them to aim high. We teach them to have respect for themselves, the community and each other.

All who work and are a part of The Hastings Academy are continually striving to ensure we are the academy of choice. It has a published admissions number of 180 (900 pupils in total) and hosts a special facility for up to 10 young people with speech, language, and communication difficulties. Visit us: Home - The Hastings Academy.

We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

• Automatic annual pay increments.
• High quality continuous professional development and support for your career progression.
• A strong commitment to your health & wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors, flexible working opportunities from Day 1, and Employee Assistance programme.
• Generous public sector pension scheme.
• Discounts on retail & travel.
• Cycle 2 Work scheme.
• Charity giving.

·   Take a closer look: Work With Us - Brighton Academies Trust

As the largest Multi-Academies Trust in Sussex, we are a close-knit family of schools committed to achieving ambitions, delivering excellence, and nurturing potential. Sponsored by the esteemed University of Brighton, we provide high-quality learning experiences for our pupils.

Our success is a result of the dedication and expertise of our staff and central teams, creating vibrant places of learning that ignite curiosity and foster a lifelong love of education. Together, we aim to inspire our children and staff to flourish and achieve their best.

At the heart of everything we do are our pupils. We believe that learning should be exciting, engaging, and fun – an adventure where curiosity is celebrated, and creativity is encouraged. We strive to create an environment where each child feels inspired and supported, enabling them to discover their unique talents and interests.  Please visit: Home - Brighton Academies Trust.

Our commitment

We welcome applications from all members of the community. 

The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff and volunteer recruitment practices. If you would like any support or assistant at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know, by contacting us either by email to recruitment@brightonacademiestrust.org.uk or by telephone to Bev Lawrence 01424 905 306.

Find out more

For further information about this opportunity please download the attached job description and personal specification, and view our candidate pack here: Candidate Pack.

Please apply today. 

Key dates

Closing date:12 May 2024

Interview date: Week commencing 13 May 2024

Proposed start date: By Arrangement

Not your perfect job? Please register for job alerts to learn about our future vacancies: Future Job Alerts

A helpful guide to completing your application is available here: Guidance on your application

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Further information is available here: Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)