Job Description

PASTORAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT REQUIRED FOR JANUARY 2024

Part-time : Term Time including Inset and Exam Results Period

35 hours per week over 5 days (8.15 am - 3.45 pm)

Note: There is some flexibility on hours per week.

LGPS (Fringe) 2023 Scale 4 Point 7 (Range 7-8)

Actual Salary £20,260 pa

In first instance email C.V. to mfreeman@buchs.co.uk

Applications will be considered as and when received with final closing date 27th November 2023.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Pastoral Support Assistant to join our team. You will provide administrative support to facilitate the smooth running of the school.

Set within the vibrant town of Brentwood is our popular and successful oversubscribed girls' Catholic School with a co-educational Sixth Form. We are proud of the welcoming environment we offer to all those who join our community. We believe in delivering outstanding education to the students we teach and work hard as a team to achieve that goal.

Part Time: Term-time, plus 5 additional days including the August exam results period and mandatory Inset / 35 hours per week over 5 days

Usual Hours are likely to be 8.15 am - 3.45 pm including 30 minutes unpaid lunch break (to be taken outside school lunch hour) Please note there is a requirement for some evening work on occasions, e.g. Parent Events

For further information, please download the Job Description.

In the first instance, email your C.V. tomfreeman@buchs.co.ukdirectly or via the Apply button.

Applications will be considered as and when received with final closing date 27th November 2023.

BUCHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all its employees to share this commitment.The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Information about the School

Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a Roman Catholic state secondary for girls aged 11-16 with a co-educational Sixth Form, situated in Brentwood, Essex. In 2012 it became an academy; the Bishop, the chair of governors and the Diocesan directors are the trustees.

The school was founded in 1900 by Mother Clare, the first Superior of the Brentwood Ursulines. It was established as two schools – St Philomena’s, for poorer children, and St Mary’s – which merged in 1918. As the school grew, new buildings were added. Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School now has nearly 1,200 pupils, of which 190 are sixth-form students.

Brentwood Ursuline is a successful, happy school which treasures its historic buildings and traditions, but which combines this with recent investment that has enabled us to continue providing an excellent educational environment to both staff and students.

Brentwood Ursuline is a high-achieving, well-regarded and oversubscribed secondary school. In 2025, 92.8% of GCSE students achieved a 9-4 grade in English and Maths and 28.9% of students achieved a 9-7 grade in English and Maths Students at KS5 continue to secure excellent outcomes at both A Level and in Level 3 vocational subjects. Students have access to an extensive extra-curricular programme which all staff are encouraged to participate in.

The motto of the school is "Duty" and its mission is to create a Christian environment in which each student can grow in personality, relationships and skill. The school aims to support pupils to reach their full potential, while ensuring that they are pleasing themselves and God.

Ofsted report: In our recent Ofsted Report from 2023, the quality of education was recognised as outstanding throughout the school, including in the Sixth Form. Our excellent teaching helps our young people excel and we are proud of our outstanding academic record.

Further details of vacancies and the school are available from the Headteacher’s PA, Mrs Freeman, either by email: mfreeman@buchs.co.uk , telephone number 01277 238005 or via the school’s website www.brentwoodursuline.co.uk

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share their commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.