First Aid, Welfare and Pastoral Support Officer

Salary information: Scale 3, £22,216 - £22,534 per annum (depending on experience)
Work pattern: 32.5 hours per week - Term time only + 5 INSET days (39 weeks)
Work hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm with a 30 minute lunch break
Contract type: Temporary, 1 year contract (initially)
Start date: As soon as possible

Hayes Park School is a seeking a caring, committed and supportive new member of the team. Our ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator with a ‘can do’ attitude, a patient and kind nature and excellent IT and administration skills. The ability to work flexibly as part of a team in a busy and sometimes challenging environment is essential. The successful candidate will be solution-focused, organised and able to work on their own initiative.

We are on the lookout for someone who shares our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional care and support to children and their families and particularly welcome applications from individuals with experience and/or qualifications in First Aid, Safeguarding and Pastoral Support e.g. ELSA.

We are a successful three-form entry, multi-cultural school with a Nursery and a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for autism. We are wonderfully resourced, with a range of IT devices for our pupils, lovely green spaces and an eco-dome. 

The School is an inclusive, friendly, caring place of learning in which all students are treated with respect and tolerance and are prepared for life-long learning. Our goal is to create an atmosphere of mutual support where we learn from each other and achieve well together. The school encourages the values of Perseverance, Respect, Excellence and Partnership (PREP).

Please see the job description for further details.

If we have not quite convinced you to apply yet, here is what our stakeholders say about us:

‘I think the school is a perfect school. I love this school.’ (pupil questionnaire 2023).

‘This school makes me brave’ (pupil questionnaire 2024).

‘I feel that I am listened to and my hard work acknowledged. I feel I am given opportunities to develop myself professionally and contribute towards the development of the school. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.’ (staff questionnaire 2023).

‘I am proud to come to school each day and call myself a member of staff at HPS. All staff are friendly; we are a team! Leaders are mindful and care about workload. This is a fabulous place to work and equally, a fantastic place to send your children.’ (staff questionnaire 2024).

‘Head teacher is brilliant. Teachers are as well. Excellent school and very good communication from teachers. All staff are very friendly and helpful. My children have been at the school for years and no problems. Would definitely recommend to other parents as it’s an outstanding and very friendly school. 5 stars.’ (parent questionnaire).

‘Respect is a key part of the school’s ethos and interwoven throughout the expectations for behaviour and learning...as a result, pupils behave well and show respect to both adults and peers.’ (Ofsted 2022).

We would love to welcome you for a visit to our school so that you can experience this first-hand. Please contact the school office (office@hayesparkschool.co.uk or 02085736117) to make an appointment. In the meantime, take a look at our website (www.hayesparkschool.co.uk) or follow us on X or Instagram (@hayesparkschool).

Closing date: Friday 3rd October 2025 at 12pm
Interviews: W/C 13th October 2025

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will: be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children; be subject to online searches as part of due diligence; have two references sought pre-interview.

Appointments are subject to: an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (including a barred list check); an identity check; a medical check and right to work in the UK check; a professional qualifications check and receipt of two references.