Assistant Education Welfare Officer

Sidneystringertrust; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Sidney Stringer Academy is seeking an Assistant Education Welfare Officer to join the Attendance Team and help improve attendance for students in Years 7 to 11. You will support students, families and staff, addressing barriers to attendance through mentoring and proactive contact.

Working under the Attendance Lead and Education Welfare Officer, you will record, escalate and follow up concerns, ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed and documentation is kept up to date.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with parents, carers, students, staff and external agencies.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students and families.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage records accurately.
• Proficient IT skills including spreadsheets, email and school systems.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Experience in a school or education setting; safeguarding knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Support the academy’s attendance strategy and duties within the Attendance Team.
• Carry out home visits and absence follow up to address barriers to attendance.
• Mentor students and families to address attendance-related issues.
• Maintain accurate records and prepare routine reports for safeguarding and attendance reviews.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Organisation

IT skills

Teamwork

Safeguarding knowledge

Job description

You will be employed by the trust which consists of five schools led by Sidney Stringer Academy. The schools are Radford Primary Academy, Ernesford Grange Community Academy, Riverbank Academy (Special School), Sidney Stringer Primary School and Sidney Stringer Academy.

Job overview

To work as part of the Attendance Team to support the academy’s attendance strategy. The postholder will undertake a range of duties, including home visits, absence follow up, mentoring, administrative tasks and record keeping, to support improved attendance for students in Years 7 to 11.

The Assistant Education Welfare Officer will work under the direction of the Attendance Lead and Education Welfare Officer, supporting students, families and staff to address barriers to attendance and ensure that attendance concerns are identified, recorded and escalated appropriately.

Job requirements

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to speak confidently and professionally with parents, carers, students, staff and external agencies
• The ability to build positive relationships with students and families
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage records accurately
• Good IT skills, including the ability to use spreadsheets, email and school based systems
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to build good working relationships with a range of colleagues
• Experience of working in a school or education setting
• Knowledge of attendance processes, safeguarding procedures or pastoral systems

Why join us?

As an Assistant Education Welfare Officer within Sidney Stringer Academy, you’ll be able to make a key difference to a pupil’s educational experience as a crucial part of the wider team, and will have the opportunity to develop your skill set with key training and development opportunities available.

Hours

Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 4.30 pm and Friday 8.30 am to 4.00 pm

Interview date - Monday 5th October 2026