- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 213 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Senior Education Welfare Officer - LAAT - Hub 2
More than one location, Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust39 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 37 hours per week 39 weeks per year, Term time plus inset days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 8, 21-24 £35,413.00 - £39,153.00 FTE
Actual salary
- £30,425.99 - £33,639.31 (Pro rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Description
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
The postholder will assist in the Line Management of the Hub Education Welfare Officers(EWO’s)and provide strategic oversight, support, guidance and coordination for EWO’s across the Trust’s four school Hubs, ensuring consistent, high quality practice and effective delivery of attendance and welfare support, in line with Trust’s expectations and statutory requirements.
Support the development, implementation and review of Trust wide attendance and welfare policies, procedures and operational guidance.
The postholder will provide high quality reports, attendance briefings and updates for senior leaders, governors and Trust-wide leadership groups.
Work alongside other EWO’s and school leaders to shape a high-challenge, high-support culture around attendance.
The post holder will be required to record and monitor attendance (in line with DfE requirements) and support the schools’ strategies by working alongside other staff within the schools to reduce overall and persistent absence.
Routinely monitor the attendance of vulnerable students and students who are known to be poor attenders.
Investigate absence (regular medical absence and unexplained absence) and develop initiatives in partnership with School staff to encourage and promote regular attendance.
Be robust in the investigation and management of absences/holidays during term time and investigate reasons for absence which may be unclear.
Allocate ‘catch up’ time to students whose absence rate falls below the schools’ threshold.
Work with other agencies to provide appropriate services for children and young people, including making referrals to social services, educational psychologists, the Connexions service etc. where relevant.
Working with families, establish appropriate and effective communication channels for the overall improvement of student attendance.
Where appropriate, to gather supporting evidence to recommend legal proceedings in cases of irregular Academy attendance, to prepare reports and to give evidence in Court.
Become the liaison for those students who cannot attend school regularly to enable them to receive an adequate education via homework provision or other off site education provision.
When required, prepare reports for Senior Leadership Team, and represent the schools as required.
Interpret data to inform the implementation of new strategies to assist the schools in dealing with absence.
Prioritise and manage a caseload, which will include complex cases involving disadvantaged students and those young people who are not accessing regular education.
Have an understanding of the support groups, activity groups and youth groups that students or parents/carers can be referred to for supplementary support.
Develop a close liaison with relevant local authorities to maximise professional working relationships, both in terms of advice and support for the schools.
Maintain thorough case notes, issue letters to parents and, if required support the Senior Leadership Team in preparing court reports.
Other
The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive. The postholder may be required to undertake other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the post. Any such duties should not substantially change the general character of the post. Duties and responsibilities outside of the general scope of this grade of post will be with the consent of the postholder.
The postholder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with LAAT Equal Opportunities policies.
The postholder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the LAAT Health and Safety policies and procedures.
All employees need to be aware of the possible abuse of children and vulnerable adults and if you are concerned you need to follow the Academies’ Safeguarding Policy. In addition, employees working with children have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of during their work.
What the school offers its staff
Schools in LAAT are placed in hubs. This is a way to enable schools within a geographical area to support one another to address key priorities, offer support and challenge and work together on initiatives and developments. The Senior EWO will work closely with Hub 2 schools in order to improve, and maintain, strong attendance of pupils across each school and the wider hub.
It is a vehicle for:
•School to school support
- Sharing good practice and developing leadership capacity at all levels
- Making best use of resources within the hub
- Strengthening hub partnerships with external providers
- Improving pupil outcomes in individual schools and across the hub
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@laat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01526 888482
School Details
The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
The Edenham Church of England School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 106 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Edenham Church of England School website
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 160 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Branston Church of England Infant Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 132 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Branston Church of England Infant Academy website
Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 297 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Brown's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 64 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brown's Church of England Primary School website
Arranging a visit to Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@laat.co.uk.
School locations
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