Overview
King Edward VII Academy is seeking a reliable and responsible Education Welfare Officer to help drive the attendance strategy at the school. The role involves working with pupils, their families, staff and external agencies to unlock barriers to attendance and ensure that all pupils can engage with school as fully as possible.
Responsibilities
* Identify children in need of support by reason of their behaviour, absence from academy, family dysfunction, disability, social or emotional needs or any other special educational needs and support children whose education is at risk.
* Assess need, plan interventions, implement effective action and evaluate outcomes against agreed objectives, involving service users in decisions whenever possible.
* Work with parents and other stakeholders in relation to student support.
* Assist the Academy to safeguard students through joint work with partner agencies.
* Maintain appropriate records and prepare reports as necessary.
Ideal candidate
The ideal candidate for this post will be organised, professional, able to establish good relationships with pupils and their families, act as a role model and be innovative in their responses to attendance challenges. You will need to manage your time effectively, work on your own initiative as well as contribute to the attendance team and work with team members to implement attendance initiatives for individuals and across the school.
Essential
* First degree or NVQ Level 4 in social work, teaching, counselling, psychology or youth and community work or other work related to work with children and/or relevant experience.
* Training on safeguarding.
* Experience of using social work or counselling approach to working with parents and children.
* Knowledge of school systems and pastoral systems. Ability to undertake assessments and write reports to a high standard.
Desirable
* Experience of working in the education system and in multi-agency settings.
About the school and benefits
King Edward VII Academy is a large, diverse, and comprehensive 11-18 school with a rich and prestigious history. In October 2024, Ofsted rated King Edward VII Academy and Sixth Form as Good overall, recognising positive changes across the school. The report highlighted the school\'s ambition, high standards and inclusive environment. King Edward VII Academy is part of the Inspiration Trust, which focuses on delivering high educational outcomes and broad opportunities for all students. The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with 17 schools across Norfolk and Suffolk, and aims to create Britain\'s highest performing federation of 3-19 schools.
Benefits:
* Generous annual leave, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with excellent employer contributions, health plan and Employee Assistance Programme (including 24/7 virtual GP access, mental health support and claim-back options for healthcare costs).
* Cycle-to-work scheme, retail and theatre discounts (including discounted shopping vouchers, dentist and gym memberships), and salary sacrifice options (including home technology).
* Free parking at most sites.
* Personalised CPD and development programmes.
* A structured and specific induction programme.
* Terms and conditions apply; some benefits are available after successfully passing probation.
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