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Education Welfare Officer

Chestnut Grove Academy, London, SW12 8JZ

This job expired on 13 October 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  29 September 2025

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: £39,381.00 - £40,821.00 Annually (Actual) Inner London Scale PO1 point 29-31 Term time only + 1 week (39 weeks a year) + benefits

Education Welfare Officer job summary

Term time only + 1 week (39 weeks a year) 8am - 4pm

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and outstanding Education Welfare Officer to play a crucial role on our inclusive school. The core functions of the post are to help to effectively safeguard all students as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, by supporting the DSL, to implement the safeguarding policy effectively. In addition, the EWO is also responsible for raising standards of attendance and punctuality and hence attainment and to support our most vulnerable young people and their families.

Relevant experience essential and a degree or equivalent professional qualification is highly desirable, as well as a valid driving licence.

Chestnut Grove is a high performing, 11-18, multi-cultural school in Balham, South London. We have recently completed a multi-million pound building programme which has provided staff and students with a modern facilities. Our motto is a ‘Creative Learning Community’, demonstrating a commitment to providing our students with an innovative and exciting curriculum.

As the lead partner in the Wandle Learning Partnership we are able to offer exceptional opportunities for professional development.

Further information and an application pack is available from the Trust’s website: https://wandlelearningtrust.org.uk/work-with-us

CLOSING DATE: Monday 13th October, 2025 at 9am

ALL POSTS SUBJECT TO DBS CHECKS
Chestnut Grove is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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About Chestnut Grove Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1321 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chestnut Grove Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chestnut-grove-school

Chestnut Grove Academy is a high achieving, forward thinking, caring community. A tradition of academic rigour combined with creativity
characterises our ethos and we feel passionately that this is a winning combination.
We are proud of our students’ achievements. They are ambitious, talented and resilient and this has secured examination results which continue to go from strength to strength. We help them to achieve this through exceptionally high expectations and positive relationships.
We firmly believe that students achieve when they feel the genuine security of a community that supports learning and promotes social responsibility

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