Student Welfare Officer
Permanent contract, 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
Salary: P22-P27 (£25060-£29055.67) (Pro Rata)
Campus: City Centre, Bath and Somer Valley, Radstock, with requirement to attend other college venues.
Do you have a passion for supporting the welfare and safeguarding of young people? Are you motivated to help others overcome challenges and succeed? Bath College is looking for a dedicated student welfare officer to join our team, providing essential support to vulnerable learners across both of our campuses.
The job posting can close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide welfare and safeguarding support to students, ensuring their wellbeing is at the forefront of all interactions.
* Offer professional advice on safeguarding and wellbeing matters, acting as a trusted source of guidance for both students and staff.
* Manage and prioritise a caseload of vulnerable learners, delivering timely interventions and support while meeting key deadlines.
* Take a lead role in one specific area of safeguarding, mental health, or wellbeing, providing specialist support to students in that field.
* Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external partners, including Social Services, Avon and Somerset Police, and mental health organisations, ensuring effective referral pathways.
* Maintain comprehensive records using IT systems, ensuring all safeguarding and wellbeing information is up to date and accessible.
What We're Looking For:
* Experience in welfare and safeguarding within an educational setting, with a strong commitment to supporting vulnerable individuals.
* Ability to prioritise and manage multiple caseloads while meeting deadlines and maintaining a high standard of support.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, with the confidence and flexibility to adapt to different situations and challenges.
* Strong organisational and administrative abilities, with a focus on maintaining detailed records and reports.
* A commitment to equity, equality, and diversity, with the desire to work with learners facing a range of challenges and needs.
* Level 3 Safeguarding qualification (or willingness to obtain within 6 months).
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:
* 5 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at grade C or above.
* Prevent Training.
Staff Benefits:
* Generous paid holiday entitlement of 30 days pro rata, exclusive of College closure days and public holidays. Pro rata for part time roles.
* One Selfie Day per year.
* Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government / Teachers Pension).
* Continuing Professional Development for all staff.
* Laptop Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Private Healthcare Scheme.
* £500 Refer a friend and earn a reward.
* Subsidised cafes - at both campuses.
* Employee Assistance Programme – Staff have access to this programme. It is a free and strictly confidential short-term counselling and support service (up to six meetings after an initial assessment session with a qualified counselor).
* The College offers an eye sight test for anyone who meets the criteria as described within the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations.
* Progressive family friendly policies (exceeding statutory requirements) that supports a health work/life balance, all staff are entitled to request flexible working.
* Discounted treatments at the Academy, Bath Campus.
* Free parking at the Somer Valley Campus in Radstock.
About Bath College:
Welcome to Bath College, a vibrant and successful College with two campuses, one in the centre of Bath and one in the rural setting of Radstock. We pride ourselves on providing training for the region’s future workforce by offering courses in both vocational and traditional academic subjects to students from across Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and beyond.
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