Education Welfare Officer (to cover maternity leave)
Blessed William Howard Catholic School, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9ABThis job expired on 16 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 November 2025
Closing date
16 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
8 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours a week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 November 2025 to 1 July 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Grade 8
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to recruit an Education Welfare Officer who will be responsible for improving school attendance, who will also act as family liaison/support and lead co-ordinated support.
The successful candidate will work directly with parents to help them understand and fulfil their legal responsibilities in relation to school attendance.
They will be required to work with both the school and other external
agencies to reduce persistent absence, improve social/educational
inclusion, and behaviour. This role will require the successful candidate
to be the school’s Deputy Safeguarding Lead.
Hours of work are currently 8.00 a.m. until 4.00 p.m. Monday to Thursday
and 8.00 a.m. until 3.30 p.m. on Friday.
What the school offers its staff
Why Blessed William Howard?
- A Christian community with a caring, secure and
disciplined environment.
- A wide range of extra-curricular activities.
- High academic standards.
- A commitment to success for all.
- Ongoing CPD for all staff
““There is a warm atmosphere and the quality of relationships between all members of the school community are a particular strength. Pupils and staff are friendly, helpful, polite and welcoming to visitors.” Diocesan Section 48 Report”
Further information about the job
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.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Blessed William Howard Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 957 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Blessed William Howard Catholic School website
- Email address
- sa@bwh.staffs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01785244236
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB), which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
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