Education Welfare Officer — Champion Attendance & Safeguarding

Two Education Welfare Officer posts has become available within the Education Welfare Service.

1x permanent

1x fixed term for 12 months.

The Education Welfare Service is a statutory service that offers a quality provision to children, their families, and schools. The service aims to enable children and young people to benefit from the educational opportunities available. This can be through supporting families to resolve any problems of non-attendance or increasing education from reduced timetables to accessing opportunities full-time.

This is an exciting time to become part of the EWS team, due to the implementation of new legislation and priorities.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment by supporting schools with welfare concerns, as well as having their own professional curiosity and acting upon it appropriately.

Candidates must also possess a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

For informal discussion, please contact Hayley Hewitt, Senior Education Welfare Officer,

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We are seeking a committed and proactive Education Welfare Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will work closely with schools, families, and external agencies to promote regular school attendance, safeguard children, and support pupils in overcoming barriers to learning.

Exciting opportunity to join the Education Welfare team to support working together to Improve School Attendance legislation and safeguarding children in education, by working with schools, agencies, children, and their families.

Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

St Helens Council is officially recognised as one of the region’s leading fair employers, achieving accredited status under the Liverpool City Combined Authority Fair Employment Charter. The Charter recognises the ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, training & progression & staff well-being whilst celebrating employers who go above and beyond for their workforce providing an inclusive and supportive environment.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles

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