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Education Welfare Officer

Education Welfare Officer

Kettlethorpe High School

Wakefield

  • Expired
Salary:
£21,496.94 - £25,926.52
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent

Job overview

37 hours per week (term time only plus 5 days)

Kettlethorpe High School is a large and popular maintained school in Wakefield, near to the M1 and with excellent links to Sheffield, Leeds and Kirklees. We continue to flourish and are the school of choice within the local area. We are often oversubscribed and are currently planning for a larger cohort entry that will see new capital building work and a potential 11-16 roll of 1,800 pupils.

We consider ourselves a second home to our pupils and work hard to provide a safe, welcoming atmosphere in which to learn and grow. We are now seeking an experienced Education Welfare Officer who will share in this commitment by supporting and safeguarding the wellbeing of our pupils and promoting high standards of attendance and punctuality through effective liaison with parents and carers. 

Joining us in this key role, you will:

  • meet with parents regularly to establish any barriers to a regular full-time education and work to develop strategies to ensure a positive outcome and improved attendance;
  • support pupils and families presenting welfare and social care concerns but also robustly challenge parents who condone their children’s absences from school and regularly monitor success of intervention;
  • take supportive/remedial action with respect to individual absentees to secure their regular attendance;
  • ensure compliance with all legislative requirements and undertake all recognised statutory education welfare service responsibilities;
  • contribute proactively to relevant areas of school policy and planning, including the development of a whole-school attendance policy, liaising with governors as appropriate.


To be successful, you will have:

  • experience of working within an education-based setting;
  • experience working with vulnerable families and young people to ensure the voice of the child is heard;
  • excellent communication and organisational skills;
  • a flexible and adaptable approach to your work.

Salary: Grade 7, £21,496.94 - £22,945.44 (unqualified); Grade 8, £23,715.20 - £25,926.52 (qualified)

For further information and an application form, please visit our website via the Apply link. 

Closing date: 20th September 2019.

The successful applicant will be required to provide criminal conviction information and complete a Disclosure Application Form. 

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About Kettlethorpe High School

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+44 1924 251 605

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About Kettlethorpe High School

Kettlethorpe High School is a large comprehensive school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. We have 1,700 pupils aged 11–16 and often see year group entries of between 330 to 360 pupils.

The school opened in 1965, and we have benefitted from considerable capital building improvements over the years. Recently, the school has had a new MFL block and sports studio built and also financed our own all-weather 3G pitch for school and community use.

Pupils benefit from a rich and broad curriculum offer. At Key Stage 4, our English Baccalaureate entry and actual figures are the very best in Wakefield. In 2021, the entry was 79% with 61% achieving passes across the EBacc suite of subjects. At this school, pupils succeed and do well. Progression rates are impressive.

Across the school, the wider life of the school and extra-curricular offer is second to none. Pupils and staff engage with a rich extra-curricular offer and we are very proud of our sports, arts and performing arts offer. It adds a real richness to our school community.

Our pupils are great and have lots to say about their school. They support and represent their community well. Over the last 9 years, they have raised over £103,000 for Children in Need. Most years, they raise between £10,000 and £15,000 for CiN and other charities.

Teachers at the school work hard to support all our pupils. They are proud of their successes and involvement with the school.

As a school community, we recognise that schools are more than just Ofsted judgements. We do what we do to benefit our pupil community first and foremost. That said, we are more than a ‘good’ school and valued the comment made by one lead inspector… ‘There is something very special going on at this school.’ We agree!

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