Welfare Officer: Attendance & Belonging

Ark Kings Academy; Hawkesley; Presencial; GBP 21.000 - 26.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ark Kings Academy is seeking a Welfare Officer: Attendance & Belonging to join our welfare team. The role focuses on improving pupil attendance, wellbeing and belonging through a support-first approach, mentoring, early-help interventions and ELSA-type approaches.

The postholder will work with pupils, families and external agencies to identify barriers, deliver data-informed interventions and support participation in education. This is a community-minded role within a top-performing school.

Formación

• Experience supporting pupils with attendance and wellbeing.
• Ability to mentor and provide early-help interventions.
• Familiarity with safeguarding processes and collaborative work with families.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee attendance interventions from early identification through to statutory processes when required.
• Promote pupil wellbeing and sense of belonging through mentoring and targeted support.
• Collaborate with safeguarding, pastoral and inclusion teams to remove barriers to participation.

Conocimientos

Attendance management

Wellbeing support

Mentoring

ELSA

Descripción del empleo

The Welfare Officer: Attendance & Belonging will be a key member of the academy's welfare team, helping to ensure that every pupil attends regularly, feels a strong sense of belonging and receives the support they need to thrive. The role sits at the intersection of attendance, wellbeing and family support, recognising that positive relationships, emotional wellbeing and engagement are fundamental to successful school attendance.

The postholder will be instrumental in the academy's support-first approach to attendance, working with pupils, families and external agencies to identify and remove barriers to participation in education. They will oversee attendance interventions from early identification through to statutory processes where required, using data-informed practice, targeted support and effective partnership working to improve outcomes for pupils and families.

Alongside attendance responsibilities, the Welfare Officer will play a central role in promoting pupil wellbeing and belonging. Through mentoring, early-help interventions and therapeutic approaches such as ELSA (or equivalent), they will support pupils experiencing anxiety, emotional difficulties or other barriers that affect engagement and attendance. By building trusted relationships with pupils and families, they will help create the conditions for every child to feel connected, valued and successful as part of the school community.

Working closely with safeguarding, pastoral and inclusion teams, the Welfare Officer will contribute to a culture where attendance, wellbeing and belonging are everyone's responsibility, ensuring that children and families receive timely, effective and compassionate support.

We’re proud to share that our school has been recognised as a top-performing secondary school nationally, receiving a top 5% badge in Employee Agency, Inclusion, Leadership & Line Management, and a top 10% badge in Employee Satisfaction in the Spring 2026 census with The Engagement Platform (TEP).