Welfare & Wellbeing Officer (Term Time Only) (14.8 hours)

Weston College; Weston-super-Mare; Sur place; GBP 10 000 - 11 000; Temps partiel

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Staff Benefits

Résumé du poste

Weston College is seeking a Welfare and Wellbeing Officer (Term Time Only) working 14.8 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, based in Weston-super-Mare. The role provides welfare and mental health support to learners and works with curriculum teams to support students at risk of leaving.

Interviews will be conducted on-site at one of our campuses. The post requires a student-focused, motivated, and professional individual who can collaborate with staff and external agencies to safeguard welfare

Qualifications

• Experience giving advice on welfare issues and supporting positive mental health.
• Experience working with and supporting young people.
• Student-focused approach to work.
• Motivation, enthusiasm and a professional approach.

Responsabilités

• Provide effective welfare and mental health support, advice and guidance to all learners.
• Identify and support students at risk of leaving and implement action plans to improve attendance and progression.
• Advise staff across the college on welfare and mental health issues.
• Maintain links with external agencies, develop referral systems and attend external meetings or training on behalf of Weston College.

Connaissances

Welfare advice

Mental health support

Young people

Student focus

Motivation & professionalism

Description du poste

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Job profile for Welfare & Wellbeing Officer (Term Time Only) (14.8 hours)

Welfare & Wellbeing Officer (Term Time Only) (14.8 hours)

location_on Weston-super-Mare 19/11/2026 Welfare & Wellbeing Officer (Term Time Only) (14.8 hours)

Job details

Salary £10k - £11k p.a. (actual)

Contractual hours 14.8

Basis Part time (TTO)

Region North Somerset

Job category/type Learning support

Date posted 29/10/2026

Job reference WREQ6019

Attachments Staff Benefits.pdf Job Description - Welfare and Wellbeing Officer - Term Time Only.pdf Applicant Information.pdf

Job description

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Welfare and Wellbeing Officer?This is a part-time role, working 14.8 hours per week, term-time only (39 weeks per year).

Our Welfare and Wellbeing team work across all of our campuses within Weston-super-Mare.

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

As a Welfare and Wellbeing Officer, you will be responsible for providing effective welfare and mental health support, advice and guidance to all learners.

You will work closely with curriculum teams to identify and support students who are ‘at risk of leaving’ and implement and follow through action plans to ensure the student can improve their attendance and remain on their programme of study.

You will also provide advice and guidance to other staff across the college on welfare and mental health issues.

As a Welfare and Wellbeing Officer you will need to maintain links with specialist external agencies, develop effective referral systems and be willing to attend external meetings, training and events on behalf of Weston College.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:

• Experience in giving advice on and dealing with welfare issues and supporting positive mental health.
• Experience working with and supporting young people.
• A student focussed approach to work.
• Motivation, enthusiasm and a professional approach.

For full details about the role and its responsibilities, please view the job description and person specification attached above.

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] or 01934 411441.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.