Pastoral Officer - Hazelbury Bryan Primary School

Pastoral Officer

Hazelbury Bryan Primary School

Contract: Fixed Term (2 years)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: Grade 6, SCP 6
Start Date: ASAP

The Governors of Hazelbury Bryan Primary School are seeking to appoint a dedicated and compassionate Pastoral Worker to join our supportive school team. In the first instance, this will be for a 2-year fixed-term role until March 2028, at which point it will be reviewed depending on the needs of the business. This is a vital role focused on enhancing the well-being and emotional support of our pupils, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive.

Key Requirements:

• A commitment to supporting the emotional and social development of primary-aged children.

• The ability to work collaboratively with staff, parents, and external agencies.

• Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and required qualifications.

How to Apply:
To apply for this position, please complete the online application process by clicking Apply.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the school office:

• Telephone: 01258 817492

• Email: [email protected]

Visits to the School:
We warmly encourage prospective candidates to visit our school. To arrange an appointment, please contact the school office using the details provided above.

Important Dates:

• Closing Date: Friday, 30th January 2026

• Interviews: Friday, 6th February 2026

Please note: If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Monday, 2nd February 2026, please assume that you have not been successfully shortlisted on this occasion. We thank you for your interest in our school.

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

We are 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.

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.

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.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Hazelbury Bryan Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.