Education Welfare Officer
| Posting date: | 31 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2025 |
| Location: | Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 925a6fbc-a40b-4dcb-898a-82101a1c0e8f |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications: • First degree or NVQ Level 4 in social work, teaching, counselling, psychology or youth and community work or other work related to work with children and/or relevant experience • Willingness and ability to obtain and/or enhance qualifications and training for development in the post • Training on safeguarding • Evidence of continuous professional development and training
Experience: • Experience of using social work or counselling approach to working with parents and children • Experience of accurate record keeping • Experience of report writing
Professional Skills and Attributes: • Knowledge of school systems and pastoral systems • Knowledge of different approaches to working with parents of disaffected students • Knowledge of positive approaches to empowering and enabling students and parents / carers to help themselves • Ability to undertake assessments and write reports to a high standard • Knowledge of the legislative framework that underpins the work of supporting families and schools, including attendance and behaviour • Knowledge of safeguarding principles and legislation • Highly developed organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workload • Excellent negotiating skills • Ability to work individually or as part of a team • A strong commitment to the Trust values and ethos • Commitment to support the Trust’s agenda for safeguarding and equality and diversity • A flexible approach and strong work ethic
What the school offers its staff
The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.
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.
Qualifications: • First degree or NVQ Level 4 in social work, teaching, counselling, psychology or youth and community work or other work related to work with children and/or relevant experience • Willingness and ability to obtain and/or enhance qualifications and training for development in the post • Training on safeguarding • Evidence of continuous professional development and training
Experience: • Experience of using social work or counselling approach to working with parents and children • Experience of accurate record keeping • Experience of report writing
Professional Skills and Attributes: • Knowledge of school systems and pastoral systems • Knowledge of different approaches to working with parents of disaffected students • Knowledge of positive approaches to empowering and enabling students and parents / carers to help themselves • Ability to undertake assessments and write reports to a high standard • Knowledge of the legislative framework that underpins the work of supporting families and schools, including attendance and behaviour • Knowledge of safeguarding principles and legislation • Highly developed organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workload • Excellent negotiating skills • Ability to work individually or as part of a team • A strong commitment to the Trust values and ethos • Commitment to support the Trust’s agenda for safeguarding and equality and diversity • A flexible approach and strong work ethic
What the school offers its staff
The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.
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.