Pastoral Family Support Advisor - Loudwater Combined School

Overview

Loudwater Combined School is a small, caring school with a team of skilled and dedicated staff that are committed to ensuring our pupils are happy, healthy and striving to reach their full potential.

Term time only: Yes

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: £26,352 FTE, £14,684 Pro Rata, or £13.66 - £14.04 p/hr

Contract type: Fixed Term (Initially until 31st August 2026)

Hours: 25 Hours per week. Mon - Fri - 8:30am - 1:30pm

Closing date: 10/07/2025 12:00

Interviews to be held: During the week beginning Monday 14th July 2025

About us

Loudwater Combined School is a place of learning where everyone is valued, achievements are celebrated and differences are respected. We aim to provide high quality care and education to support each pupil in realising his or her full potential.

Website: www.loudwater.bucks.sch.uk

About the role

Are you passionate about supporting children and families to thrive both in and outside of school?

Do you have a strong understanding of safeguarding, emotional wellbeing, and early help processes?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Loudwater Combined School is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Pastoral and Family Support Adviser to join our team. Reporting to the Headteacher, this vital role is key to helping our pupils flourish by offering guidance, early intervention, and support to children and families experiencing barriers to learning and wellbeing.

Please see attached Job description for further information. 

About you

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they have/are:

• Innovative and creative with a drive and passion to ensure that all children achieve.
• Optimism about families and their ability to affect change, with support.
• A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to listen and relate at all levels.
• Previous experience of working and supporting children and families with specific needs.
• A clear understanding of what constitutes excellent family work.
• The ability to work as part of a team as well as on their own initiative.
• Able to offer the child and the school something ‘special’.

For further information please see attached Person specification. 

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No: 01494 524919

Email: [email protected]

At Loudwater Combined School, the health, safety and well-being of every child are our paramount concerns. We listen to our pupils and take seriously what they tell us. Our school procedures for safeguarding children are in line with Buckinghamshire County Council and Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board Child Protection Procedures, “Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018” and “Keeping Children Safe in Education” 2018 and statutory guidance issued under section 29 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.