Job Description

Pastoral and Administration Assistant

37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Term time only plus non-pupil days and 10 days summer holiday working

Scale 5 Point 9-12

Actual Salary - £24,515 - £25,724 (£27,254 - £28,598 FTE)

Required: October 2026

Closing Date: 09.00 Thursday 27 August 2026.

An opportunity has arisen for the position of Pastoral Assistant to start in October 2026 to provide support to students and parents in terms of positive behaviour, attitude, attendance, wellbeing and pastoral care to enable students to make relevant progress and engage in their learning.

The successful applicant will be a committed team player with strong administrative and interpersonal skills. In addition, to provide administrative support to the Pastoral Leadership Team.

A working knowledge of a school environment, policies and procedures, including attendance, would be a distinct advantage as well as experience of dealing with external agencies.

Colchester County High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check by the DBS.

Information about the School

Colchester County High School for Girls is part of Alpha Trust. It is a selective state school for academically able students aged from 11 to 18 years which consistently achieves public examination results at the highest level and Ofsted "Outstanding". Admission to the school is via the 11+ examination in Year 7; the school also admits academic students into the Sixth Form. The school is lead for the North East Essex Teaching School Alliance and Colchester Teacher Training Consortium is based on the site. Situated a mile to the west of central Colchester, the school is set in its own extensive grounds on a large, quiet campus.

TAlpha Trust - Mission The mission of Alpha Trust is to provide all our children and young people with every opportunity to achieve excellent individual outcomes, both academic and personal; to be committed to advancing learner progress through ambition, challenge and inspiration in our teaching, learning and leadership; and to support our students as they build resilience, become proud of who they are, take on responsibilities and grow respect for others. We aim to:

enable students to cope emotionally, physically and spiritually with the pressures and demands of life

provide a broad, well-balanced and personalised curriculum

provide the highest quality education for able students, to enable them to achieve their personal best in public examinations

provide access to the highest quality further education and employment