Education Welfare Officer
Education Five Ltd
£15,600 per annum (Term Time Only)
20 Hours per Week + Overtime Opportunities
Join a Growing Team Making a Difference
Due to continued expansion, Education Five Ltd is looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Education Welfare Officer to join our experienced and supportive team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Education Welfare Officer, Attendance Officer, Parent Support Adviser, or for someone with strong transferable skills gained within education, safeguarding, family support, social care, youth work, pastoral support, or related sectors.
Working across a wide geographical area, no two days are the same. You will have the opportunity to work independently with a variety of schools, supporting them to improve attendance, strengthen safeguarding practices, and help children and families overcome barriers to education.
About the Role
You will:
- Support schools to improve and sustain high levels of pupil attendance.
- Work directly with children, parents, and families to identify and address attendance concerns.
- Conduct home visits and attend meetings with school staff and external agencies.
- Assist schools in fulfilling their safeguarding responsibilities.
- Build positive relationships with families and professionals to secure the best outcomes for children.
- Manage your own workload and travel across a diverse portfolio of schools.
What We're Looking For
We welcome applications from candidates who:
- Have experience as an Education Welfare Officer, Attendance Officer, Parent Support Adviser, or similar role.
- Have transferable skills from education, family support, safeguarding, social care, youth work, pastoral care, or community-based roles.
- Are confident working independently and managing their own caseload.
- Have excellent communication, organisational, and relationship-building skills.
- Are flexible and responsive to the changing needs of schools and families.
- Hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
What We Offer
- Term-time only working
- Significant opportunities for overtime
- Staff bonus and incentive schemes
- Staff pension scheme
- Ongoing safeguarding and professional development training
- The opportunity to be part of a growing and respected organisation
- A varied and rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference to children's lives
Safeguarding
Education Five Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We operate safer recruitment practices, and any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check. All employees are required to undertake regular safeguarding training.
Interested?
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:
Anne-Marie Cartwright
07939 854572
Job Description/ Person Spec
Education Five, Education Welfare Officer
Job description
Job purpose:
To improve school attendance through a range of support and challenge interventions working with schools, parents/carers, children and other agencies. To analyse and interpret data to ensure that intervention is evidenced based and that outcomes are evaluated.
Main duties and responsibilities:
1. To provide education welfare advice and support to schools in relation to school attendance and education welfare matters.
2. To provide advice to schools on effective attendance tracking systems to monitor attendance and punctuality and where necessary create and main these systems for schools.
3. Identify vulnerable groups of children or families that require early intervention support to improve school attendance or punctuality.
4. Undertake casework in line with Education Five Ltd procedures and those of the local authority providing families with support and challenge to improve school attendance.
5. Work with families and schools to reduce barriers to school attendance, referring to other agencies where necessary.
6. Arrange, attend and contribute to multi agencies meetings regarding children on roll of schools working with Education Five Ltd.
7. Liaise with other statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide effective and appropriate support to the child/ family.
8. Keep accurate recording and file information regarding families and/or children that require Education Welfare Officer support.
9. Keep all records confidential and secure adhering to the service level agreement in place with each school and to GDPR.
10. Prepare concise reports for meetings, court reports and witness statements and all associated legal paperwork in line with the local authority procedures.
11. Take part in training and professional development including professional supervision.
12. Be responsible for requesting own professional development and keeping up to date with legislation and government guidance changes.
13. Maintain a work diary, submitting a time sheet of hours and returning it as required
14. Due to the nature of the post a great deal of flexibility is required to cover the changing demands and needs of each individual school. Therefore, some duties may not be covered specifically within this job description but will fall into general duties of this post.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Job Title
Education Welfare Officer
Hours / Weeks
Term time only
Responsible to
Director of Education Five Ltd
Qualifications
Educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
Willingness and ability to obtain and enhance qualifications and training.
Experience
Experience of working with children and families ideally with a school attendance/safeguarding focus.
Experience of working in a school environment or closely with school colleagues in a welfare/ safeguarding/ parental support or attendance role.
Experience of using school attendance data and information systems.
Practical experience of word processing, excel, e-mail & other office electronic applications.
Ability to analyse/interpret data and to use this information in report writing.
Experience of working effectively with a range of professionals to promote children’s/young people’s learning.
Training
Up to date safeguarding training.
Willingness to gain level three safeguarding qualification if not already held.
A commitment to ongoing professional development.
Special Knowledge
Knowledge of current government legislation relating to school attendance, safeguarding and supporting families’ frameworks.
Ability to interpret or analyse data and information or situations in order to make a decision or recommendation.
Knowledge of a variety of ICT applications including Excel.
Knowledge of school electronic attendance systems.
Knowledge of the responsibilities of agencies towards vulnerable children such as the child protection procedures and Early Help process.
Circumstances
A full valid driving licence and the use of a car to visit pupil/parent/carers at home etc. with business class insurance cover
Disposition
Professional, tenacious and reliable.
Able to be flexible in terms of hours worked and places of work.
Ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
Ability to work to deadlines and to prioritise.
Practical and Intellectual Skills
Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Ability to plan and implement systems to maximise time efficiency.
Team player.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to produce written reports suitable for a variety of audiences.
Legal Requirements
Enhanced DBS Check
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £15,600.00 per year
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
