St Peter\'s COE Primary Academy Education Welfare Officer

At St. Peter's C of E Primary Academy, we are deeply committed to our strong Christian vision and values that help all our children, staff, and families to flourish. The school is an integral part of our wonderful community, and we are dedicated to achieving the rapid and ambitious development plans following the recent Ofsted inspection in April 2025. Leaders are ensuring that all children and adults are fully supported and challenged to develop as individuals, and we are committed to being an inclusive school where everyone is valued and respected irrespective of their background.

Leaders are focused on bringing rapid improvement to secure the best possible outcomes for our pupils, families, staff, and community every day. Visits from potential candidates are welcome to get a sense of the school and discuss the journey to rapid improvement within the school and your part to play in this. This role is fixed term and specifically funded by the DFE RISE project.

Job Description Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Record and monitor attendance (in line with DfE requirements).
• Support the school strategy by working alongside other staff within the schools to reduce overall and persistent absence.
• Routinely monitor the attendance of vulnerable students and students who are known to be poor attenders.
• Investigate absence and develop initiatives in partnership with school staff to encourage and promote regular attendance.
• Be robust in the investigation and management of absences/holidays during term time.
• Allocate catch up time to students whose absence rate falls below the school's threshold.
• Work with other agencies to provide appropriate services for children and young people.
• Establish appropriate and effective communication channels with families for the overall improvement of student attendance.
• Gather supporting evidence to recommend legal proceedings in cases of irregular Academy attendance.
• Prepare reports for Senior Leadership Team and represent the schools as required.
• Become the liaison for those students who cannot attend school regularly.
• Interpret data to inform the implementation of new strategies to assist the schools in dealing with absence.
• Prioritise and manage a caseload, including complex cases involving disadvantaged students.
• Have an understanding of support groups that students or parents/carers can be referred to for supplementary support.
• Develop a close liaison with relevant local authorities to maximise professional working relationships.
• Maintain thorough case notes, issue letters to parents, and support the Senior Leadership Team in preparing court reports.

Other

The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive. The postholder may be required to undertake other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the post. Any such duties should not substantially change the general character of the post. The postholder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with LAAT Equal Opportunities policies and Health and Safety policies and procedures. All employees need to be aware of the possible abuse of children and vulnerable adults and must follow the Academies' Safeguarding Policy. Employees working with children have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children during their work.