Safeguarding Welfare & Attendance Support (SWAS)

Chiltern Way Academy Futures, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 8AA

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE)

Safeguarding Welfare & Attendance Support (SWAS) job summary

Chiltern Way Academy Futures is seeking a compassionate and committed individual to join our team as a Safeguarding Welfare & Attendance (SWAS).

We support young people who have been excluded or are at risk, offering a fresh start in a nurturing environment. Our work includes on-site provision, outreach support, and home tuition for learners with medical needs.

About the Role

You will play a key role within our safeguarding team, working closely with the Safeguarding, Welfare and Attendance Manager (SWAM)

You will:

• Provide pastoral and therapeutic support to students
• Respond to safeguarding, attendance and welfare concerns
• Work closely with families and external agencies
• Support emotional-based school avoidance (EBSA)
• Contribute to a strong, collaborative safeguarding team

What We’re Looking For

• A commitment to safeguarding and student wellbeing
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills
• Ability to work professionally in a multi-agency environment

Why Join Us?

Be part of a team that offers young people a genuine fresh start, helping them build the skills and confidence to succeed in education, employment, and life.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We actively promote a culture where everyone is treated fairly and has the opportunity to thrive.

Chiltern Way is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Chiltern Way Academy will comply with its obligations under the GDPR and other data protection legislation.

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 Chiltern Way Academy Futures

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 31 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-ashwood-academy-basingstoke

The Chiltern Way Academy is a cutting edge and transformational Special Needs Trust providing high-quality education, care and therapy for the huge range of need that exists across the behaviour spectrum.

Our site in Basingstoke is an Alternative Provision for learners who have been permanently excluded, are at risk of permanent exclusion or have medical needs. We can support up to 42 learners on site and we also offer outreach services to support young people in mainstream schools who are facing barriers to inclusion.

We wish to appoint a Head Teacher at our Futures Campus to be responsible for leading and managing the school day and the leadership of whole school aspects in consultation with the Executive Principal and ELT. The ideal candidate will have substantial leadership experience and a proven track record of making considerable progress in critical school improvement.

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