Pastoral Support Officer

Pastoral Support Officer

Initio Learning Trust View all jobs

• Verwood, Dorset


• £12,363-12,965 per year


• Permanent


• Full-time


• 15 hours ago

Emmanuel CE Middle School is looking for a Pastoral Support Officer to join our fantastic {Team:} team. Could this be you?

Actual Salary £12,363 - £12,965 per annum per annum (Grade 6)

This job is {Full Time/ Part Time/ Part Time - Term Time Only:} for 21 hours per week and 38 weeks per year working over 3 days per week which must include a Monday and Friday due to current working patterns of the team.

It is offered on a Permanent basis.

Approximate start date 01/09/2026.

As part of this role we are looking for someone who has experience of Pastoral Support/ELSA/Draw & Talk/Play therapy or other specific interventions, who could work with pupils either on a 1 to 1 basis or within a group. For more details of the role and experience required, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

If you have any further questions, please contact Sam Askam on or by emailing

Please Note: the actual salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee with under 5 years' service.

About our School

Located centrally between Bournemouth, Wimborne, Ringwood and the New Forest, Emmanuel Middle School provides an environment for children in their middle years to grow academically and emotionally to ensure they can fly at upper school and beyond. We place great importance on the variety of opportunities we provide to pupils with a broad and well sequenced curriculum protected for all along with employability skills and extracurricular activities being prevalent.

As a school, we have high aspirations and expectations of all our pupils. We expect them to positively engage in their learning and live out our core values of excellence, endeavour and enjoyment. This is what drives our school culture and ethos. Our House system supports this and your use of positivity will ensure the pupils meet your expectations.

For more information please visit our school website:

We strongly encourage visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.

Initio Learning Trust provides:

• A supportive and welcoming environment with a genuine commitment to professional development.


• A flexible, equal opportunities workplace.


• Access to the local government or teachers pension scheme.


• Employee benefits including a Health Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme.

Initio Learning Trust comprises 17 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2022 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.

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Actual Salary £12,363 - £12,965 per annum per annum (Grade 6)
This job is {Full Time/ Part Time/ Part Time - Term Time Only:} for 21 hours per week and 38 weeks per year working over 3 days per week which must include a Monday and Friday due to current working patterns of the team.
It is offered on a Permanent basis.
Approximate start date 01/09/2026.
As part of this role we are looking for someone who has experience of Pastoral Support/ELSA/Draw & Talk/Play therapy or other specific interventions, who could work with pupils either on a 1 to 1 basis or within a group. For more details of the role and experience required, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
If you have any further questions, please contact Sam Askam on or by emailing
Please Note: the actual salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee with under 5 years' service.
About our School, A supportive and welcoming environment with a genuine commitment to professional development.
A flexible, equal opportunities workplace.
Access to the local government or teachers pension scheme.
Employee benefits including a Health Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme.
Initio Learning Trust comprises 17 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2022 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.