Pastoral Support Officer Nottingham January 2026

A large secondary school in Nottingham is seeking a compassionate and proactive Pastoral Support Officer to join its student support team from January 2026.

The Role

You will work directly with students, families and staff to support wellbeing, behaviour and attendance across the school.

Key tasks include:

• supporting behaviour interventions and restorative conversations


• liaising with Heads of Year on student support plans


• working with families to resolve concerns


• supporting safeguarding referrals and documentation


• monitoring vulnerable students and maintaining records

The School

The school has a strong pastoral reputation and a caring, stable staff team. Leaders are visible, and pastoral staff receive regular training in safeguarding, trauma-informed practice and behaviour support.

You Will Bring

• experience working with young people or in pastoral work


• calm, empathetic communication


• strong organisational and record-keeping skills


• the ability to build trust and maintain boundaries

Why Join?

• a deeply supportive pastoral team


• specialist training and development


• term-time schedule with staff wellbeing priority

This is an ideal role for someone passionate about helping young people succeed both academically and emotionally.