Education Welfare Officer

This post is a key pastoral role, working closely with students, families, and staff to support student attendance and well-being. The role focuses on identifying and addressing attendance issues, conducting safe and well checks, and helping students whose attendance is declining. The officer will work in line with the school's safeguarding and attendance policies to reduce persistent and severe absence.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children, young people, parents/carers/families within the field of education, social care or the voluntary sector, as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They will have a good understanding of the issues and problems impacting families with the ability to motivate and challenge disaffected young people. Additionally, the ability to form, build and maintain good relationships with children, young people, parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals is essential. A driving licence and use of a car is essential to visit students' homes; travel expenses are paid., This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

The post of Education Welfare Officer is available immediately on a part time, temporary contract until Friday 18 July 2025. Hours: 3.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, working mornings (17.5 hours per week, 0.48 FTE) This is a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional Education Welfare Officer to join Kings Norton Girls' School and Sixth Form. KNGS is an outstanding Single Academy Trust, a non-selective girls' school with a co-education sixth form. We strive to "open a world of opportunities" for our students enabling them to demonstrate respect and courage in order to flourish. We are exceptionally proud of the excellent academic progress our students make, but equally proud of our pastoral care and the school's calm and purposeful environment which enables all our students to be articulate, respectful, independent, caring and socially accomplished young people who flourish., In return we offer excellent CPD within a supportive culture that is constantly seeking to improve learners' experience, attainment and progress. The school is committed to safeguarding children. Benefits include a pension scheme (23.3% employer contribution), Westfield Health Cash Plan including Employee Assistance Programme and cycle to work scheme., In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.