Education Welfare Officer

Education Welfare Officer
NJC Points 17 – 22   Actually Salary £25,003
Fulltime 8.00am – 4.15pm (4.00pm on Friday) – 38 Weeks per Year

Are you a reliable, resilient and organised professional who enjoys working with children and young people and who wants to work in a vibrant school?  We are seeking to appoint an Education Welfare Officer to undertake duties in respect of driving the school’s Attendance Strategy by engaging and supporting students and families, working collaboratively with staff to reduce absence and being active in the local community.  The successful candidate will be empathetic, have excellent communication skills and good levels of enthusiasm.  They will also need to be well-motivated and able to multi-task whilst maintaining high standards and expectations of students and their families.  

To join our team, we are looking for:  
●    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
●    Excellent IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office
●    The ability to form effective working relationships with colleagues and students alike
●    Well-developed organisational skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities
Previous experience of working in a school role or working with young people and their families in the local community would be an advantage but is not essential.  

Who are we?
Weatherhead High School is a large 11 to 18 oversubscribed girls’ comprehensive school with approximately 1540 students on roll.  There is an excellent mixed Sixth Form with nearly 300 students.  We have a PAN of 254 for each year group from Year 7 to 11 and the school of choice for girls in Wallasey and the surrounding area. 
The facilities are amongst the best in the country – we have an excellent building, which really enhances teaching & learning as well as our extra-curricular provision. Students and teachers benefit from well-presented classrooms, excellent creative arts and sports facilities and up-to-date ICT provision.  The school is located close to the M53 and the Wallasey Tunnel and is easily accessible from Liverpool and Cheshire by car or public transport.
Students are both engaged and engaging; they enjoy learning and are warm and enthusiastic about the opportunities offered to them.  Staff work hard and are well rewarded.  There is a great team spirit amongst the staff and a strong emphasis is placed on professional growth and development.  
We were judged to be an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider in our recent inspection in November 2022.  During the inspection, inspectors commented that ‘Weatherhead High School is a happy and friendly learning community.  Pupils, students in the Sixth Form and staff are proud to belong to this school.  Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.’

Weatherhead High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.  Weatherhead High School is an Equal Opportunities Employer and positively welcomes applications from all people regardless of their sex, creed, marital status, race, age, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’ 

For further information about the school and this opportunity, please visit our website at www.weatherheadhigh.co.uk/join-us/work-with-us/ or telephone / email the school (for the attention of Mrs Finn, HR Manager).

Tel:       0151 631 4000      
Email:   schooloffice@weatherheadhigh.co.uk