- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 425 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Longwood Primary Academy website
Safeguarding Lead & Education Welfare Officer
More than one location, Net Academies TrustThis job expired on 20 October 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2022
Closing date
20 October 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 September 2021
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,107 - £29,298 FTE
Safeguarding Lead & Education Welfare Officer job summary
The role of the designated Safeguarding Lead & Education Welfare Officer is to support families, pupils and schools in addressing all safeguarding and attendance matters, and where necessary, enforcing relevant legislation. To be professionally responsible and accountable for the assessment of educational needs and to assist in the planning and evaluation to reduce absence and increase attendance and achievement in schools. The officer must be able to organise and take responsibility for your own work making appropriate decisions whilst working under pressure seeking guidance when appropriate. The Education Welfare & Safeguarding Officer will provide advice and guidance to headteachers, teachers and governors, parents/carers and pupils on issues relating to the laws relating to attendance. They must be an appropriate member of staff trained to the level of a Designated Safeguarding Lead. They have a legal responsibility for dealing with safeguarding issues, providing advice and support to staff, liaising with the Local Authority, and working with a range of other agencies. Talking with children openly and calmly is an essential attribute that you will hold. Having conversations about what is going well, what they may be worried about and how they may like some help to resolve issues is all part of the role. An ability to hold confidences while communicating the importance of sharing important information to keep people safe is essential.
As part of your role, you will work alongside some families and will have regular communications with the parents of pupils to discuss what is going well alongside and concerns the school may have. Keeping records of all of these discussions, alongside clear records of all agency paperwork, will an important aspect of this position.
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
NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Net Academies Trust website
- Email address
- recruitment@trust.netacademies.net
- Phone number
- 01279 421567
Welcome to NET Academies Trust. We are a DfE approved sponsor of six primary schools in Essex. As a team of schools we work together to promote and lead innovative practice in order to raise educational outcomes for all children- shaping futures.
We are as ambitious for the staff as we are for the children in our schools; providing excellent opportunities for continued professional development and staff wellbeing. We believe that partnerships and collaboration to share best practice are the key to meeting the challenge of raising pupil attainment. We are proud of the commitment within our schools, being acknowledged through national awards (TES Employer of the Year 2018, Place2Be Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Award 2019).
The Trust provides an effective structure of shared central services, to enable our schools to focus on teaching and learning. This achieves real benefits from school-to-school collaboration and ensuring our schools receive the support they need.
Our culture of ‘children first, people first’ creates effective teamwork and continual improvement. We are passionate about inclusion for both children and staff.
We share our learning with the wider community and take a system leader approach to help improve education beyond our own network. We encourage an outward facing approach with all of our schools, fostering a balance of autonomy and collaboration.
Jo Coton, Chief Executive
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- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
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- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
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Jerounds Primary Academy
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- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
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- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
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- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 594 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
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Abbotsweld Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 308 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
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- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 251 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
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Arranging a visit to Net Academies Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@trust.netacademies.net.
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