Family Welfare Officer

Swanwick Hall School, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  17 April 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: £9,928.00 - £14,893.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4: £9,928-£14,893 this is the range of the actual salary dependant on number of hours agreed (15-22.5hours). (£28,598-£31,022 FTE)

Family Welfare Officer job summary

Grade and Salary Grade 4: £9,928-£14,893 this is the range of the actual salary dependant on number of hours agreed (15-22.5hours).

(£28,598-£31,022 FTE)

Working pattern 15 - 22.5 hours per week to be worked between 08:00 to 16:00 over an agreed amount of days Monday-Friday. 39 weeks per year.

Contract term Permanent

The School:

Located in the semi-rural village of Swanwick on the Nottinghamshire / Derbyshire border and within easy reach of the M1, Swanwick Hall is an 11-18 school with over 1,000 students situated on a beautiful 23-acre site around a Grade 2 listed Hall.

At Swanwick Hall our mission is simple, we exist to provide our students with opportunities and experiences to enhance their life choices, making a positive contribution to the world we share. The school, a member of The Two Counties Trust, is rightly proud of its reputation in the community as a good school which has an excellent record of student progression and positive engagement based on mutual respect.

The role:

The Family Welfare Officer is required to improve pupil progress and attendance while supporting the pupils in school, and their families whose difficulties are providing significant barriers to their learning journey. Providing early intervention, working with external agencies and signposting support during stressful periods.

The person:

The successful candidate will be confident, sensitive and have the ability to support and empower people to provide support for them to overcome their challenges. They need to be able to show they can effectively manage challenging behaviour from pupils, and family members, and demonstrates an understanding of Safeguarding issues.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.

An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.

Entry to a career average pension scheme.

Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.

Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

We takethe wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Applications must arrive by: Wednesday 29 April 2026 at midday.

Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 05 May 2026.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

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

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 Swanwick Hall School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1095 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Swanwick Hall School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swanwick-hall-school-alfreton

Swanwick Hall School

Located in the semi-rural village of Swanwick on the Nottinghamshire / Derbyshire border and within easy reach of the M1, Swanwick Hall is an 11-18 school with over 1,000 students situated on a beautiful 23-acre site around a Grade 2 listed Hall.

At Swanwick Hall our mission is simple, we exist to provide our students with opportunities and experiences to enhance their life choices, making a positive contribution to the world we share. The school, a member of The Two Counties Trust, is rightly proud of its reputation in the community as a good school which has an excellent record of student progression and positive engagement based on mutual respect.

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