Education Welfare Officer

An opportunity has arisen for an Education Welfare Officer, to join an existing EWO team who collectively, cover all ACET academies. This post-holder will work as part of that team, with responsibility for supporting our academies in the Temple Normanton and Langwith Bassett to ensure all children and young people access school regularly, whilst also contributing to all aspects of safeguarding, including child protection.

The successful candidate will liaise with national and local bodies to ensure ACET meets all regulatory and statutory obligations whilst proactively monitoring national and local initiatives to advise the trust on current and future developments.

Working 37 hours per week, term time. Term time includes working 2 out of 5 INSET days each academic year as directed by the school, with availability to work any or all of the remaining 3 INSET days at short notice should the need arise, and for which additional payment will be made.

The role will also include providing general support in the management of pupils both in the classroom and during lunchtime provision.

The successful candidate will:

Have significant experience of working with children and/or families

Have experience of inter-agency working to support children and/or families

Have working knowledge of child protection / safeguarding of children and young people

Be able to work independently and with initiative

Be able to deal with sensitive issues with diplomacy and tact

Have a pragmatic approach

Have good communication skills

Be energetic, well-motivated and flexible

Have a professional manner and plenty of common sense

Be educated to GCSE standard or equivalent

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.