Welfare Officer
Mandeville Primary School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2LE3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
22nd April 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 March 2025
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
- £21,206.00 - £23,046.00 Annually (Actual) The salary quoted is based on 33 hours from September 2025
Welfare Officer job summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen at Mandeville Primary School for a Welfare Officer leading on Attendance and Family Support
We are looking for an enthusiastic, well organised and skilled person with excellent communication, administration and interpersonal skills. The role will have specific responsibility for maintaining, monitoring and supporting attendance to identify areas of concern. You will also work closely with the Head Teacher and professionals to support our vulnerable children and families.
As our Welfare Officer no two days are ever the same and you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our children and their families. We are seeking to appoint a professional individual to be responsible for the care and welfare to all our children. Successful applicants should have lots of enthusiasm, energy & commitment!
The post is 16 hours per week in the summer term whilst working closely with the current attendance officer.
This will then increase to 33 hours per week from September 2025 over 5 days, 8.30 to 4.30 Monday to Thursday and 8.30 to 1.30 on a Friday.
The weeks worked are term time plus 5 inset (staff training) days.
We are keen to find a new member of staff who is as committed and ambitious as we are. You will have GCSEs in English and Maths at grade C or above.
Please ensure you read the job description for further details.
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 are not accepted.
About Mandeville Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 394 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Mandeville Primary School website
School location
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