Administration

Attendance and Welfare Officer

Central Newcastle area

September start, 3 month contract with view to extend till September 2025

Full time hours Monday-Friday 9-5, 37 hours per week

£15 per hour/£111 per day

Due to the nature of the role, a driving licence with access to your own vehicle is required

THE ROLE

We are working on behalf of a local school TRUST, to appoint  Student Welfare and Attendance Support Officer.

The successful candidate Will work alongside our wider attendance team ensuring vulnerable students are attending school, as well as advising pastoral leaders of strategy to support individual and cohorts of student’s attendance issues. A key role will be the monitoring of attendance of individuals and groups within the school. The post holder will work alongside the wider departments in the school trust to further develop and embed systems that will enable the school to improve attendance. You will work with parents, families, young people, and the school to respond to absences and reduce levels of persistent absence. Examples of this role will encompass working as a school attendance and welfare support officer, with a caseload of students where the major area of concern is absence from school. The role will include:

• Spotting attendance patterns and issues with students

•  Where necessary, undertaking home visits where absence has been identified

• Working with parents and students to address issues

• Contributing to multi-agency working with the school

REQUIREMENTS FOR ROLE

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Due to the nature of potential travel involved such as home visits, being a driver with valid licence and access to your own vehicle is mandatory (mileage is expensed)
• A colleague who is passionate about the prospect of making a real difference to the attendance of the school, setting up systems and problem solving to ensure the best possible environment and outcomes for all students
•  Experience of working in this type of role for either a school or Local Authority, Alternative Provisions, residential or Colleges/Universities
• Someone with experience of working with young people
• Someone who can demonstrate a good understanding of issues faced by students and families
• A sympathetic understanding of broad needs of secondary aged students