Attendance & Student Support Officer (Part-Time)

Inspiration Trust Ltd; Tetford; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Health plan

Cycle-to-work

Parking

CPD programme

Induction programme

Job summary

The Thetford Academy, part of Inspiration Trust, is seeking a reliable Education Welfare Officer to help drive the attendance strategy and remove barriers to learning for pupils.

You will work with pupils, families, staff and external agencies to improve attendance, identify at-risk students, and monitor progress using data and reports. A strong safeguarding focus and multi‑agency collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• First degree or NVQ Level 4 in social work, teaching, counselling, psychology or youth and community work or other work related to work with children and/or relevant experience
• Training on safeguarding
• Experience of using social work or counselling approach to working with parents and children
• Knowledge of school systems and pastoral systems
• Ability to undertake assessments and write reports to a high standard
• Experience of working in the education system and in multi-agency settings

Responsibilities

• To ensure children attend school regularly and to support families and schools in removing barriers to education
• To identify those children in need of support by reason of their behaviour, absence from academy, family dysfunction, disability, social or emotional needs or any other special educational needs and to support children whose education is at risk
• To assess need, plan interventions, implement effective action and evaluate outcomes against agreed objectives, whilst involving service users in decisions whenever possible
• To work with parents and other stakeholders in relation to student support
• To assist the Academy to safeguard students through joint work with partner agencies
• To accurately complete admission and attendance registers, as well as to regularly monitor data to identify patterns and trends and understand which pupils and pupil cohorts to focus on

Skills

Organised

Communication skills

IT skills

Safeguarding training

Education

First degree or NVQ Level 4 in relevant field

Job description

The Thetford Academy, part of Inspiration Trust, is seeking a reliable Education Welfare Officer to help drive the attendance strategy and remove barriers to learning for pupils.

You will work with pupils, families, staff and external agencies to improve attendance, identify at-risk students, and monitor progress using data and reports. A strong safeguarding focus and multi‑agency collaboration are essential.