Job Description

Start Date: September 2026
Salary: Essex Local Government Support Staff Scale, Points 19-24 (£32,061-£35,412 FTE), Actual Salary: £27,486.13-£30,358.96
Contract Type: Term Time PLUS Training Days, 37 hours per week/Permanent
Closing Date: 17th April 2026
Interview Date: TBC

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated applicant to join our school, as part of a friendly and very hard working Pastoral Team.

This is a key appointment for a candidate with a passion for supporting students to achieve their best.

At the core of this role is a commitment to enabling teachers to teach and pupils to learn-contributing meaningfully to both academic achievement and pastoral care across the school.

The ideal candidate will bring energy, resilience, and a genuine passion for working with young people. You will need to demonstrate the ability to build positive, productive relationships with pupils and their families and play a central role in their academic and personal development.

Experience working within a safeguarding or child protection context, as well as liaising with external agencies to support pupil welfare and success, is highly desirable. It is essential that candidates have proven experience of working in an education setting with young people.

At Helena Romanes we value the personal attributes of hard work, positivity and kindness, and we are looking for someone who can model these values.

Helena Romanes joined the highly successful Saffron Academy Trust in September 2020. Consequently, there are a wide range of opportunities in terms of CPD, school-to-school collaboration and career development for members of our team.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Information about the School

Helena Romanes School is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

We are committed to raising student achievement by providing a rich and challenging curriculum delivered by high quality staff. Excellent opportunities exist for professional development.

All applications must be made using our application form. Please visit www.helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk for more information

Visits to the school to meet with our students and staff are welcomed, Please contact Eleanor Ball, HR Officer to arrange a convenient appointment or to answer any questions that you may have. eball@hrs.education

Helena Romanes is a popular all through school situated in the beautiful North Essex countryside with good communications to London and the South East and is approximately 7 miles from Stansted Airport.