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About The Role
We are seeking to appoint a compassionate and proactive professional to take on a pivotal role in promoting and sustaining a positive, inclusive, and supportive school culture. This role focuses on pupil welfare, wellbeing, and engagement, with a strong emphasis on improving outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils.
Responsibilities
* Lead welfare and wellbeing strategy across Years 7–11, ensuring equity and inclusion for all pupil groups.
* Use data to identify trends in pupil welfare and implement targeted, evidence‑based interventions.
* Design and monitor bespoke support plans that improve attendance, engagement, and emotional wellbeing.
* Work collaboratively with staff, families, and external agencies to remove barriers to learning and promote positive outcomes.
* Promote restorative practices and model professional standards throughout the school.
* Lead on anti‑bullying, mental health, and equity‑focused initiatives.
* Ensure safeguarding, inclusion, and high‑quality provision across all areas of responsibility.
* Coordinate reintegration processes and key transition pathways for pupils.
* Provide pastoral line management and contribute to whole‑school leadership.
All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.
About Us
Blue Coat is a successful and oversubscribed school in the heart of the city of Coventry. As a Christian school our intake draws from both the local area and across the city and surrounding areas, resulting in a culturally thriving school. The school was graded ‘Outstanding’ in its SIAMS inspection and ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2023 and continues to perform exceptionally well academically. In 2023 our Attainment 8 at GCSE was 52.3 and our Progress 8 score was +0.42, both of which are above national average. The vast majority of our students stay on into the sixth form and continue their studies. We have a large and successful Post 16 provision with 350 pupils on average studying either A levels or Vocational Level 3 courses. We have excellent rates of progression to universities, apprenticeships and employment. Ofsted inspected us in May 2023, judging the school a Good School, with Outstanding for Personal Development, the Sixth Form and Leadership and Management.
Benefits
* A highly supportive and committed senior leadership team
* Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 confidential advice and support on a range of matters and free access to accredited counsellors
* A focus on staff wellbeing including a network of wellbeing champions and a supportive working environment
* Opportunity to join a committed and forward‑thinking team of staff
* Employee Benefits platform providing staff access to a range of benefits such as shopping discounts
How to Apply
All applications must be received electronically via our My New Terms page.
If you have any queries about the post, please email Aggi Jozwiak – Administration Assistant on a.jozwiak@bluecoatschool.com
Closing date: 9am Monday 24th November
Interview date: Friday 5th December
Safeguarding and Legal Commitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self‑declaration to confirm any non‑protected criminal disclosures that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome applications from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non‑faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience.
The role of Welfare Officer will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre‑employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.
Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre‑employment check, with the effect of 1st September 2022, please note an online search may form part of this recruitment process.
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