Student Welfare Officer

About Us

All our staff aim to give every child an exceptional education providing support, care, enrichment, and challenge as they come through our doors. We give them opportunities to enjoy their learning and prepare them for future academic success as well as happy lives. We have a unique creative curriculum, a clear vision, high expectations, strong moral values, and a love of learning. Our academy is a multi-cultural, multi-faith family where children learn together. All our staff are primary specialists, and we work together to promote the core values of the Academy and make sure that our children are safe and happy. The Head of our Academy is Mrs Hannah Wakelin and is assisted by Vice Principal, Ms Kirsty Addae. The Chair of Governors is Laura Berman.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining the register of vulnerable students, including looked after students, those on the child protection register, refugees, YOT or children identified as being in need
• Organising meetings as for vulnerable students, ensuring all relevant parties are invited, preparing paperwork and taking minutes
• Assisting in home visits
• Administering correspondence and collate information for students who are attending respite or off-site provision
• Maintaining the register and tracking systems for students on PSP (at risk of permanent exclusion)
• Organising PSP review meetings, ensuring all relevant parties are invited, preparing paperwork and taking minutes
• Ensuring the smooth running of the student information centre (SIC)
• Communicating effectively with all external agencies, including possible alternative providers
• To manage the appointments for external services to meet with students and families e.g. educational psychologists, speech and language therapists or counsellors
• Communicating with the parents/carers
• Providing and maintaining communication links with medical, social and other external agencies for the purpose of providing and sharing relevant information on students
• The preparation of reports and maintaining records relating to student referrals and subsequent counselling or support from academy staff or other agencies
• Representing the academy at case conferences by providing the necessary information on a student and reporting back to appropriate academy staff

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Qualifications to degree standard or equivalent
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft software
• Knowledge of Management Information Systems for input and export of student data for students on the SEN profile
• Knowledge of SEN
• Knowledge of the range of agencies that work with students and their families
• Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures
• Basic knowledge of first aid e.g. emergency first aid course
• Basic knowledge of a range of special needs terms and their meanings
• Knowledge of many of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Three years' experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment
• Experience of setting up multi agency meetings, taking and circulating minutes as appropriate.
• Experience of managing SEN administration
• Experience in a similar role
• Experience of working with young people with learning needs
• Experience of working with young people with challenging behaviour

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.