Education Welfare Officer

Southey Green Primary School and Nurseries, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 7QG

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  6 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 11.30 am 15 hours per week 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,093 to £31,586
• Actual salary: £16,908.04 to £18,356.90

What skills and experience we're looking for

•The postholder must at all times carry out his/her duties and responsibilities within the spirit of Tapton School Academy Trust Policies and within the framework of the Education Act 2002, and School Standards and Framework Act 1998 with particular regard to the statutory responsibilities of the Governing Bodies of Schools. •Attendance monitoring under the direction of the Inclusion Manager •Ensure that school/s continue to improve the attendance of students by challenging absence accordingly. •Undertake home visits to those students that are persistently absent, identifying reasons for non-attendance, working closely with families and others to achieve regular attendance. •Monitor attendance of key students, provide immediate response in the event of an absence, liaising with the Inclusion Manager to ease return to school with appropriate support. •Attend parents’ evenings and whole school events. •To meet parents on a regular basis to discuss attendance strategies and draft parental agreements. •To attend Attendance Panel Meetings alongside other school representatives and representative from the MAST Team. •To provide guidance, support and advice to all staff regarding the attendance protocols and procedures for the school including statutory legislation •Provide advice and support to families in identifying and understanding barriers to students achieving their full potential. •Apply a range of persistent and pro-active approaches to engage with families with a range of needs who may be resistant to using services. •To identify risks to good school attendance and ensure effective measures are in place to reduce or eliminate risk. •To support the LA’s legal response to non-attendance including decisions on penalty notices and court referrals •Aid transition from Primary to Secondary for students where attendance is a concern. •To undertake Attendance interviews in school with individual students. •To alert the Inclusion Manager to any concern/issues relating to student welfare identified whilst working with students and/or parent/carers. •The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and students and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential to the role

What the school offers its staff

•Local Government Pension Scheme. •Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme. •Cycle to Work Scheme. •Discounted membership for Westfield Health. •Occupational Health. •Wellbeing Programme. Continuous CPD and Training.

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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to sshaw@southeygreen.sheffield.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Additional documents

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

TSAT Recruitment Pack EWO.pdf - 926 KB (opens in new tab)

About Southey Green Primary School and Nurseries

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 739 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Southey Green Primary School and Nurseries website
• Email address: sshaw@southeygreen.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0114 2326879
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southey-green-primary-school-and-nurseries

Southey Green is a large three form entry primary school with two nurseries in north Sheffield (Group Size 4, NOR: 736). Following the OFSTED inspection in March 2016 Southey Green is proud to say that it is a ‘GOOD’ school.

We are a Member of Tapton School Academy Trust. The Trust have a shared vision to ‘realise the life chances and dreams of every child’. Our mission is to provide a safe place to be, provide great teaching and learning and create an environment where all opportunities are within reach. Membership provides a range of opportunities for collaborative working and continuing professional development with a network of secondary and primary schools within the locality.

Arranging a visit to Southey Green Primary School and Nurseries

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sshaw@southeygreen.sheffield.sch.uk.

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