Assistant Education Welfare Officer

Sidney Stringer Academy; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Sidney Stringer Academy in Coventry seeks an Assistant Education Welfare Officer to join the Attendance Team and support the academy’s attendance strategy. You will undertake duties such as home visits, absence follow up, mentoring, and recording attendance data to support improved pupil attendance for ages 11 to 16.

You will work under the Attendance Lead and Education Welfare Officer to assist students, families and staff in addressing barriers to attendance and ensuring that concerns are

Qualifications

• Strong communication with parents, carers, students, staff and external agencies.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students and families.
• Good organisational skills and accurate record keeping.
• Good IT skills including spreadsheets and school systems.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to build working relationships with colleagues.
• Experience of working in a school or education setting.
• Knowledge of attendance processes, safeguarding or pastoral systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the academy’s attendance strategy as part of the Attendance Team.
• Undertake home visits and absence follow up.
• Provide mentoring and additional support to students.
• Perform administrative tasks and maintain attendance records.
• Escalate attendance concerns appropriately.
• Support pupils in Years 7 to 11 and engage with families and external agencies.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship building

Organisational skills

IT skills

Teamworking

Interpersonal skills

School experience

Safeguarding knowledge

Tools

Spreadsheets

School systems

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