Education Welfare Officer

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form has an opportunity for Educational Welfare Officer to help improve levels of student attendance and engagement whilst also promoting positive attitudes towards regular school attendance on the part of students and parents/carers.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be required to:

• ensure that the school continues to improve the attendance of students by challenging absence accordingly
• conduct home visits to students in line with school policy, identifying the reasons for non-attendance, working closely with families and others to break down the barriers to learning and achieve regular attendance
• attend and contribute to attendance and inclusion meetings for all year groups
• manage a caseload of persistently absent students and implement strategies to improve attendance

You will have:

• an understanding of the key factors which would result in a child becoming missing from education and the potential impact this could have on the achievement of the child
• the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external organisations to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable and disengaged children
• good communication and liaison skills and the ability to establish and maintain good personal working relationships with all members of the school community
• experience of working collaboratively with pupils, parents/carers, and organisations to achieve positive outcomes for children

We will offer:

• a supportive and collaborative staff team
• opportunities for professional development and training
• a chance to make a real difference in students’ lives
• strong staff wellbeing ethos with access to Occupational Health and Wellbeing support via Smart Clinic

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

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

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.