Education Welfare Officer
| Posting date: | 14 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Truro, Not recorded, TR4 9LD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8b0effec-8054-4b2a-8358-6c3fc4135c6a |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
Thesuccessful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following
• Experience of working with children and their families of the relevant age in a learning environment.
• Experience Working in Education setting.
• Experience of working with children with challenging behaviour.
• Knowledge / understanding of Education in relation to school attendance, children’s right to an education and legislation in these areas.
• Ability to create inspiring targeted pupil support plans based on a pupil’s needs to improve attendance and academic progress.
What the school offers its staff
Truro and Penwith Academy Trustare seeking to appoint anEducation Welfare Officer to ensure that all schools are adhering to the Trust’s tiered response to target pupils with poor attendance, providing direct support to headteachers and pastoral teams to ensure that all barriers to pupil’s attendance are considered, supported and resolved through successful pupil support plans and/or statutory intervention. This is a key role where strong communication and organisational skills will be key to ensuring strong relationships are built with a range of stakeholders both internally and externally.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers, volunteers, governors and trustees to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks and will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check, a Safeguarding Self-Declaration Form and satisfactory online searches undertaken.
About You:
Thesuccessful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following
• Experience of working with children and their families of the relevant age in a learning environment.
• Experience Working in Education setting.
• Experience of working with children with challenging behaviour.
• Knowledge / understanding of Education in relation to school attendance, children’s right to an education and legislation in these areas.
• Ability to create inspiring targeted pupil support plans based on a pupil’s needs to improve attendance and academic progress.
What the school offers its staff
Truro and Penwith Academy Trustare seeking to appoint anEducation Welfare Officer to ensure that all schools are adhering to the Trust’s tiered response to target pupils with poor attendance, providing direct support to headteachers and pastoral teams to ensure that all barriers to pupil’s attendance are considered, supported and resolved through successful pupil support plans and/or statutory intervention. This is a key role where strong communication and organisational skills will be key to ensuring strong relationships are built with a range of stakeholders both internally and externally.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers, volunteers, governors and trustees to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks and will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check, a Safeguarding Self-Declaration Form and satisfactory online searches undertaken.