Education & Welfare Support Officer

Heartwood Learning Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartwood Learning Trust is seeking an Education & Welfare Support Officer to join our pastoral team and help vulnerable students thrive by improving attendance, behaviour, and wellbeing.

You will work closely with staff, families and external agencies, coordinating safeguarding, transition on admissions and one-to-one support, and ensuring smooth placements for commissioned students throughout their journey.

Responsibilities

• Improve attendance and behaviour of students
• Provide emotional wellbeing support and safeguarding
• Coordinate targeted one-to-one support for vulnerable students
• Lead admission and transition of commissioned students and liaise with commissioning schools and families
• Coordinate information on attendance, behaviour and progress and facilitate quality-assurance meetings/visits by commissioners

Job description

We're looking for an Education & Welfare Support Officer to join our pastoral team and play a vital role in supporting some of our most vulnerable students - from improving attendance and behaviour to providing emotional wellbeing, safeguarding and targeted one-to-one support.

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You'll build trusted relationships with students and families, work closely with staff and external agencies, and help young people access the support they need to thrive.

A key part of this role is leading the admission and transition of commissioned students. Working closely with our Vice Principal for Safeguarding, Behaviour and Attendance, you'll liaise with commissioning schools, families and students to make sure new placements happen smoothly and promptly. You'll become a key point of contact throughout the student's journey, coordinating information around attendance, behaviour and progress and facilitating commissioner quality-assurance meetings and visits.