Student Wellbeing and Welfare Officer

**Working Pattern**: Term time only (39 weeks)
**Actual Starting Salary (calculated pro rata)**:£21,757 per annum
- Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments_

**Are you committed to the development and achievements of students? This is an exciting opportunity to join our pastoral team.**

The St Leonards Academy is looking to appoint a full time **Student Wellbeing and Welfare Officer (Behaviour and Inclusion)**to join our friendly and proactive pastoral team. This role is to provide support for students during the school day. You will be available during lessons to pick up any issues and to provide care and assistance to any students struggling to access lessons.

You will work closely with pastoral leadership and will also be part of our on-call system relocating students from lessons where required. The St Leonards is a unique school and we aim to provide the very best pastoral support for our amazing students. Full training will be provided.

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 full details of this role.

**The St Leonards Academy**

At The St Leonards Academy, we believe in the power of knowledge to enrich lives and shape educated citizens. We are committed to a broad and balanced curriculum ensuring every student, regardless of background, encounters the best of human thought and achievement.

The academy takes pride in its meticulously planned curriculum, dedication to excellence, and robust pastoral support system. We prioritise reading and offer comprehensive mental health support. Exceptional assistance is provided for students with additional needs, alongside a wide array of enriching extracurricular activities.

With rigorous safeguarding measures and opportunities for student leadership, The St Leonards Academy creates a safe, supportive environment where all 1400 students can thrive.

**Visit us**:Home - The St Leonards 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**:

- **Generous Pension**:Safeguard your future with financial security throughout your retirement. Employer contribution rate of 18.9%.
- **Holiday Entitlement**:Take advantage of 27 days annual leave per annum (FTE), plus statutory Bank Holidays.
- **Health and Wellbeing**: A strong commitment to your health and wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors and an annual day devoted to your health and wellbeing. This day provides the opportunity to spend valuable time catching up with colleagues, as well as some ‘Time for You’ to do whatever most enhances your wellbeing.
- **Personal Development Day**:One day annually dedicated to your personal development which could include volunteering, training or a seminar (self-funded).
- **Employee Assistance Program (EAP)**: Access to free and confidential counselling services, providing support for both work and personal issues.
- **Cycle to Work**: Build exercise into your commute, with our cycle-to-work programme, offering a £2K loan to purchase a bicycle.
- **Retail Discount**: Savings with hundreds of retailers including gym, private medical, dental and online GP service, as well as eligibility for the Blue Light Discount Scheme.

**Our commitment**

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**Key dates**

**Closing date**:29 June 2025
**Interview date**: To be confirmed
**Proposed start date**: 3 September 2025

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