Attendance and Welfare Officer

Teaching Personnel Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Health and wellbeing benefits

Counselling support

Discounted gym membership

Refer-a-friend bonus

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd. invites applications for an Attendance & Welfare Officer at a SEN school in Northampton. The role focuses on improving attendance, supporting pupil welfare and engaging vulnerable young people in education.

You will collaborate with parents, staff and external agencies, maintaining safeguarding records and promoting wellbeing across the school. On-site duties and full-time hours are expected to support pupil outcomes.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a school environment is essential.
• Experience with vulnerable young people desirable.
• Good understanding of safeguarding, child protection, equality and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve pupil attendance, identifying concerns and patterns at an early stage.
• Manage and support school avoidance and attendance-related cases.
• Provide welfare and pastoral support to pupils, particularly those who may be vulnerable or at risk of disengagement.
• Work closely with pupils, parents/carers, school staff and external agencies to address attendance and welfare concerns.
• Maintain accurate attendance, safeguarding and welfare records.
• Support safeguarding and child protection procedures in line with school policies.
• Promote equality, inclusion, wellbeing and positive behaviour across the school.
• Communicate professionally with pupils, families, staff and external professionals.
• Identify concerns, solve problems effectively and make appropriate decisions to support pupil outcomes.

Skills

School environment experience

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication skills

Record-keeping

Organisation

Education

Safeguarding qualification

Business Administration qualification

Job description

Attendance & Welfare Officer – Permanent Role

We are seeking a caring, organised and proactive Attendance & Welfare Officer to support pupils across SEN based school in Northampton. You will play an important role in improving attendance, supporting pupil welfare and working with vulnerable young people to help them engage positively with education.

• Location: Northampton, NN1 2BG
• Sector: Education / SEND
• Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
• Salary: Competitive, based on experience
• Job Location: On Site
• Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and improve pupil attendance, identifying concerns and patterns at an early stage.
• Manage and support school avoidance and attendance-related cases.
• Provide welfare and pastoral support to pupils, particularly those who may be vulnerable or at risk of disengagement.
• Work closely with pupils, parents/carers, school staff and external agencies to address attendance and welfare concerns.
• Maintain accurate attendance, safeguarding and welfare records.
• Support safeguarding and child protection procedures in line with school policies.
• Promote equality, inclusion, wellbeing and positive behaviour across the school.
• Communicate professionally with pupils, families, staff and external professionals.
• Identify concerns, solve problems effectively and make appropriate decisions to support pupil outcomes.

Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience working within a school or education environment is essential.
• Experience working within a secondary school or with vulnerable young people would be desirable.
• Good understanding of safeguarding, child protection, equality and inclusion.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build positive and professional relationships with pupils and families.
• Excellent organisation, time management and record-keeping skills.
• Confident dealing with sensitive situations and challenging circumstances.
• A proactive and solution-focused approach.
• Business Administration and/or Safeguarding qualifications would be desirable.

Benefits:

• Permanent, full-time opportunity.
• Professional development and support towards qualifications.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Medicash health and wellbeing cashback.
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support.
• Discounted gym membership and MiRewards discounts.
• Recognition awards.
• £500 refer-a-friend bonus.
• Weekly drop-ins with senior leaders.
• Annual group conference and benefits review.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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