Education Welfare Officer

Kingfisher Schools Trust, Norwich, NR14 6JD

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,915.00 - £31,140.00 Annually (Actual) £32,597-£36,363 pa FTE

Education Welfare Officer job summary

Kingfisher Schools Trust provides direction, support and challenge to seven schools in Suffolk and Norfolk. Our mission is to provide exceptional education for our pupils. We are committed to helping our entire community, especially the young people in our care, to flourish. Our work is focused on creating ‘life choices’ for young people rather than ‘life chances’. To find out more about us, visit our website.

We are looking for a dedicated and professional Education Welfare Officer to work across the trust to promote and secure high levels of attendance and punctuality for all pupils. The postholder will work closely with school leaders, staff, pupils and families to reduce persistent absence, improve engagement and ensure compliance with legal requirements relating to school attendance. The ability to be flexible to travel between schools is required. The hours of work will be 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus one week). We will also consider applications for part-time or job share.

Our ideal applicant will:

• Have experience of working in education, safeguarding or family support
• Have knowledge of legislation and statutory guidance relating to school attendance
• Have experience of working with vulnerable families and external agencies
• Be a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Be able to form positive relationships within schools
• Have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Kingfisher Schools Trust offers a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent opportunities for continued professional development
• Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
• Pension scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
• Shopping and leisure discounts
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

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

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 Kingfisher Schools Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Kingfisher Schools Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waveney-valley-academies-trust

Kingfisher is a new trust providing direction, support and challenge to schools in the East of England. We have a mission to provide exceptional education for our pupils

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