WPA Education Welfare Services Hiring for Education Welfare Officer – Term Time Job at Wembley, England Full Time

Education Welfare Officer – Term Time
Location: Wembley
Salary Scale: £25,000 – £27,000 plus benefits dependant on experience
5 days per week, term time only
Start Date: March 2022

WPA Education Welfare Services is currently looking for an experienced Education Welfare Officer, to join our growing organisation.

Having built our reputation independently since our launch in 2007 WPA Education Welfare Services has grown by recommendation to become one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist attendance support to schools and academies.

The role of the Education Welfare Officer is to support families, pupils, and schools in addressing all attendance matters, and where necessary, enforcing relevant legislation to ensure that children have the opportunity to thrive and achieve the best outcomes. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will:

Have significant experience of working with schools 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

Good IT skills including fully conversant with MS packages

Ability to write reports for schools and referrals

The post holder must have a full driving license and use of a car.

We welcome applications from all interested candidates, who feel that they can add value to this role. Candidates wishing to apply for this role are requested to follow the link for an application pack.

*WPA reserves the right to interview and appoint the right candidate so early applications are encouraged.

www.school-attendance.org.uk

Reference ID: Wembley/Jan22

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work remotely:

• No