Education Welfare Officer
Finham Park School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 6EA7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Sept 26
Closing date
13 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
6 July 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
- £33,699.00 - £39,862.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary - £29,992-£35,477
Education Welfare Officer job summary
After seven years of faithful and dedicated service to Finham Park School, our current EWO is moving on to a new and exciting opportunity. This leaves a rare opportunity for a new, suitably qualified and experienced individual to take on a pivotal support staff role within the school.
Attendance at Finham Park is consistently strong, with levels typically 2% above national and regional averages. The rates of persistent and severe absence are also significantly below the national average. However, there is still plenty of work to be done.
The successful candidate will help lead an invigorated attendance strategy that places families at the heart of the approach, while making effective use of data and intelligent analysis. They will work directly with our highly experienced senior team, particularly the deputy headteacher, to help determine and guide the whole school strategy.
Our goal is to see year-on-year progress in attendance through careful tracking, intelligent curriculum design, staff training and ultimately by creating an school environment which young people wish to be part of.
A strong understanding of inclusion is essential, and the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the barriers that young people can face and have a plethora of proven strategies to help address these. In order to realise the impact of these, we are looking for a candidate that is able to quickly build strong relationships with all stakeholders.
If you are passionate about making a profound difference, enjoy being part of a dynamic and forward thinking team, and want to play a key role in taking our already successful school forwards, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Why Finham Park School - note from the Headteacher
We work in schools because we want to make a difference. To use the gifts and experiences we have to transform lives. This is something that Finham Park School has been doing for fifty years with consistent success. Our alumni can be found leading organisations and communities across the globe.
Our aspiration is to provide a world class education where students have the time of their lives. This means we offer not just a broad, exciting and engaging curriculum, but also a full range of trips, extracurricular activities and in-school experiences. We aim to rival local private schools with our student offer and are unashamedly ambitious for every young person that walks through our door. We are rooted in our Finham values of kindness, integrity, humility, courageousness and perseverance.
We are privileged to have a really experienced, loyal and skilled staff body. Our staff turnover is low, and morale is high. This is because we serve together, in community, supporting each other to be the best versions of ourselves.
Do come and see us in action. You won’t regret it.
Finham Park Multi Academy Trust requires all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas. You will be required to provide proof of Right to Work at interview stage and if you are offered a job position with us.
Online Checks
In line with KCSIE (Keeping children Safe in Education) 2023 we will complete online searches as part of our due diligence on all shortlisted candidates. If anything is identified as part of these checks they will be discussed with you at interview. If any safeguarding concerns are identified we reserve the right to withdraw your application.
Finham Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be request to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Address: Green Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 6EA, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 24 764 18135
http://www.finhampark.co.uk/index.php
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Finham Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be request to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Finham Park School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1724 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Finham Park School website
Finham Park is a popular and successful 11 -18 comprehensive school situated in the south-west of Coventry. It has an excellent reputation within the local community as well as nationally and internationally with our staff are both dedicated and highly qualified. The school was accredited as a World Class School in 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2021.
Ofsted described the school as a place where there is a strong culture of learning and a proven track record of academic success, with students consistently making above average national levels of progress in their studies in both Key Stages 4 and 5. The behaviour of the students is Outstanding.
Their eagerness for learning allows our teachers to deliver stimulating and innovative lessons that result in rapid progress. There is a clear focus on the development of teaching and learning through engagement in national research programmes with a strong structure of support at all levels. In addition, there is personalised programme of professional development and extensive opportunities for career progression.
The school is well resourced. New technologies are widely available and are helping to transform teaching and learning across a diverse range of subjects. In addition, ongoing investment has been made to the whole site - recently by upgrading science laboratories, STEM workrooms, a sixth form centre and new performing arts block.
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