£27,702.62-£29,333.86 (40 weeks per year, 40 hours per week)
Grade 4 (Outer London): £29,346-£31,074 FTE + Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
Summary
Looking to support your local academy? We are looking for an engaging and committed Student Welfare Officer to assist in student welfare across Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park.
About Us
All our staff aim to give every child an exceptional education providing support, care, enrichment, and challenge as they come through our doors. We give them opportunities to enjoy their learning and prepare them for future academic success as well as happy lives. Our academy is a multi-cultural, multi-faith family where children learn together. The Head of our Academy is Mrs. Hannah Wakelin, assisted by Vice Principal Ms. Kirsty Addae. The Chair of Governors is Laura Berman.
Main Areas of Responsibility
Your responsibilities will include:
* Maintaining the register of vulnerable students, including looked after students, those on the child protection register, refugees, YOT or children identified as being in need.
* Organising meetings for vulnerable students, ensuring all relevant parties are invited, preparing paperwork, and taking minutes.
* Administering correspondence and collating information for students who are attending respite or off-site provision.
* Maintaining the register and tracking systems for students on PSP (at risk of permanent exclusion).
* Organising PSP review meetings, ensuring all relevant parties are invited, preparing paperwork, and taking minutes.
* Ensuring the smooth running of the student information centre (SIC).
* Communicating effectively with all external agencies, including possible alternative providers.
* Managing appointments for external services to meet with students and families e.g. educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, or counsellors.
* Communicating with parents/carers.
* Providing and maintaining communication links with medical, social, and other external agencies for the purpose of providing and sharing relevant information on students.
* The preparation of reports and maintaining records relating to student referrals and subsequent counselling or support from academy staff or other agencies.
* Representing the academy at case conferences by providing the necessary information on a student and reporting back to appropriate academy staff.
Qualifications & Experience
We would like to hear from you if you have:
* Qualifications to degree standard or equivalent.
* Sound knowledge of Microsoft software.
* Knowledge of Management Information Systems for input and export of student data for students on the SEN profile.
* Knowledge of SEN.
* Knowledge of the range of agencies that work with students and their families.
* Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures.
* Basic knowledge of first aid e.g. emergency first aid course.
* Basic knowledge of a range of special needs terms and their meanings.
* Knowledge of many of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
* Three years' experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment.
* Experience of setting up multi-agency meetings, taking and circulating minutes as appropriate.
* Experience of managing SEN administration.
* Experience in a similar role.
* Experience of working with young people with learning needs.
* Experience of working with young people with challenging behaviour.
Next Steps
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email or call to arrange a conversation.
Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application and throughout the recruitment process.
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.
Professional Development & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, and many other benefits.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.
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