What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an Attendance Welfare Officer who has real passion for supporting students and their families to engage well in school so that they are able to experience academic and social success. The successful candidate will join established attendance teams in both schools whose work is over seen by Senior Leaders. Typically, the postholder works 3 days a week at Laurence Jackson School and 1 day a week at Huntcliff with some flexibility to allow for parents’ availability to attend meetings.
The successful candidates must have:
• A calm, understanding and friendly personality
• Excellent communication skills
• A professional, nurturing and resilient approach
• The willingness to work flexibly and constructively as part of a team
• A hard-working approach
What the school offers its staff
We are seeking to employ an Attendance Welfare Officer to work across two of the secondary schools in our trust. Laurence Jackson School is a larger than average 11-16 comprehensive school in the town of Guisborough and Huntcliff School is a smaller secondary school situated in Saltburn-by-the Sea. The school shares a site with Saltburn Primary School on a joint learning campus. Both schools have a wide-ranging intake, are inclusive in approach and are over subscribed for September 2025.
We have:
• A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere
• Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve
• A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team
• Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents
• Opportunities for career development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.