Pastoral Support Officer

Contract type: Permanent

FTE/Hours: 37 hours per week

Working weeks: Term Time Only (44.6)

Salary: TPLTSS5 £24,460 - £26,974 (actual salary)

Location: Priory Community School, Queensway, North Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 6BP Closing date: 12th May 2026

Interview dates: 15th May 2026

Proposed start date: 22nd June 2026 The Priory Learning Trust is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Support Officer to join the team at Priory Community School – An Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about student success and eager to thrive in a collaborative environment.

About the role

Support students daily by managing behavioral concerns, conducting incident investigations, and assisting vulnerable groups (SEND, PP, CLA) to ensure a safe and inclusive learning environment during lessons and social times.

Act as a key link between the school and the community by communicating with parents and carers, conducting home visits, and collaborating with external agencies to improve attendance and student wellbeing.

Work alongside Senior Leadership and Pastoral teams to implement academy-wide policies, and maintain a commitment to professional development and rigorous safeguarding standards.

About you

You will:

Hold 5 GCSE's including English and Maths, graded A* - C (or equivalent).

Experience of working in a busy and varied role, preferably in an education setting.

Have the ability to work under pressure and use own initiative.

Be patient and emotionally resilient.

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with accuracy and attention to detail.

About us

Priory Community School is currently part of The Priory Learning Trust, a group of like-minded schools whose shared ambition is to provide A Great Education for Every Child. Whilst Priory School retains its own unique identity and ethos, being part of a family of schools brings additional support as well as opportunities to share expertise, provision and costs across our schools.

From September, we will be part of the newly formed Pathway Trust. Our new trust brings together two existing organisations, Castle School Education Trust and The Priory Learning Trust who have been working closely together over the last few years with great success. Pathway Trust will comprise seven secondary and thirteen primary schools across Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We educate children from 2-18 years old. We have a strong track record of school improvement and a positive trend of improved outcomes. We are bringing together the complementary strengths and values of both trusts, with the sharing of resources and expertise across an extended network of schools enabling us to further invest in leadership and teaching for the benefit of all.

As a trust, our ambition is to enable every child to experience a great education. We have a compelling vision for each of our schools based on a deep unde