Student Welfare Officer. Job in London Education & Training Jobs

About Us

Harris Academy Battersea is a mixed state secondary school serving a truly comprehensive community in the heart of London. We are an Ofsted 'Outstanding' school with a track record of delivering fantastic outcomes year on year for our students. In 2023, Ofsted visited the academy and judged us as remaining 'outstanding', commenting on our "highly ambitious curriculum", the "exceptionally high quality of education" provided and noted that "behaviour in the school is very strong". Nevertheless, we are extremely ambitious for our school and as we seek to continue to grow and develop, we are looking for more brilliant people to join us. Our Academy is centred on the values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience and these underpin the way we work for both students and staff. Our staff are inclusive, diverse and committed to our mission: we develop aspirational young people to thrive in a changing world.

Main Areas of Responsibility

We are looking for an engaging and committed Student Welfare Officer to assist in student welfare across Harris Academy Battersea. 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.
• Assisting in home visits.
• 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 the appointments for external services to meet with students and families e.g. educational psychologists, speech and language therapists or counsellors.
• Communicating with the 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.

Minimum Requirements

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.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation. 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.