Education Welfare Officer

Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 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: £30,024.00 - £32,597.00 Annually (FTE) £25,757 - £27,964 per annum inclusive of holiday pay

Education Welfare Officer job summary

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form has an opportunity for Educational Welfare Officer to help improve levels of student attendance and engagement whilst also promoting positive attitudes towards regular school attendance on the part of students and parents/carers.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be required to:

• ensure that the school continues to improve the attendance of students by challenging absence accordingly
• conduct home visits to students in line with school policy, identifying the reasons for non-attendance, working closely with families and others to break down the barriers to learning and achieve regular attendance
• attend and contribute to attendance and inclusion meetings for all year groups
• manage a caseload of persistently absent students and implement strategies to improve attendance

You will have:

• an understanding of the key factors which would result in a child becoming missing from education and the potential impact this could have on the achievement of the child
• the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external organisations to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable and disengaged children
• good communication and liaison skills and the ability to establish and maintain good personal working relationships with all members of the school community
• experience of working collaboratively with pupils, parents/carers, and organisations to achieve positive outcomes for children

We will offer:

• a supportive and collaborative staff team
• opportunities for professional development and training
• a chance to make a real difference in students’ lives
• strong staff wellbeing ethos with access to Occupational Health and Wellbeing support via Smart Clinic

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

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 Meadowhead School Academy Trust

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowhead School Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowhead-school-academy-trust

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