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Education Welfare Officer

Haughton Academy, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 2AN

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday - Thursday 8am - 4:00pm Friday 8am-3:30 Term time plus 1 week (0.9 FTE)
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until August 2026
• Full-time equivalent salary: Band 8, SCP 19 – 23 (£32,031 - £34,434 p.a.)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential or Desirable

GCSE English and Maths Grade A* to C or equivalent -E

NVQ3 or equivalent - D

Full UK Driving Licence and use of a vehicle - E

Willingness to undertake any further training and development relevant to the role - E

Skills

Essential or Desirable

Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written - E

Confidence and resilience to work with challenging families - E

Ability to build and maintain successful relationships with pupils - E

Maintain professionalism at all times - E

Maintain well written, comprehensive child protection records the systems - E

Knowledge / Experience

Essential or Desirable

Work constructively as part of a team - E

Relevant experience working with children in an education setting - E

Experience with working with multiple stakeholders such as Local Authorities and in a multi agency environment - E

Experience of preparing reports and maintaining records - E

Experience of line managing staff - D

Experience of conducting home visits and welfare calls - D

Personal Characteristics – Essential

An unwavering commitment to the Haughton Academy’s vision, ethos and PROUD values

Willing to be accountable and to take personal responsibility for own actions

Resilience and the ability to grow professionally and flexibly within a start-up and developing organisation

An ability to relate well to young people

Ability to work well as a team

What the school offers its staff

• excellent opportunities to develop your own professional practice through. Learning. teams, action research and an extensive CPD programme.
• a personalised approach to leadership development.
• a technology rich learning environment.
• a committed staff team.
• state of the art buildings and facilities.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Haughton Academy - Education Welfare Officer - Sept 2025 (Temp).pdf - 468 KB (opens in new tab)

Education Welfare Officer - Job Advert (Temp).pdf - 84.7 KB (opens in new tab)

About Haughton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 890 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Haughton Academy website
• Email address: peopleteam@educationvillage.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haughton-academy

https://www.haughtonacademy.org.uk/

Arranging a visit to Haughton Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email peopleteam@educationvillage.org.uk.

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