Attendance Welfare Officer

The Two Counties Trust, Kirby In Ashfield, NG17 8HP

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  16 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,007.00 - £28,858.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5: £27,007 - £28,858 actual salary per annum pro rata (£31,537 - £33,699 FTE)

Attendance Welfare Officer job summary

Attendance Welfare Officer

The Two Counties Trust

Grade and Salary: Grade 5: £27,007 - £28,858 actual salary per annum pro rata (£31,537 - £33,699 FTE)

Working pattern: 37 hours / 39 working weeks (Term time plus INSET days)

Contract term: Permanent

The Trust is recruiting for an Attendance Welfare Officer to work with our schools, located within Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

The role will work with families, external agencies and colleagues to respond to, support, and implement student and family engagement strategies as part of the early help offer, which in turn enable the barriers faced by young people to achieving positive attendance patterns at school to be overcome.

The successful applicant will have experience of working with young people in a variety of settings and with vulnerable families / young people who experience challenging circumstances. To secure the role you will need to understand the barriers to learning and attending school which are faced by young people and how they can be overcome.

As this role includes home visits, a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use is also required.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.

An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.

Entry to a career average pension scheme.

Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.

Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

We takethe wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Applications must arrive by: Tuesday 16 June 2026 at 9:00am.

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 25 June 2026.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Two Counties Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-two-counties-trust

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