Trust Education Welfare Officer
City of London Academies Trust
London
- £42,510 - £46,719 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- P03 Grade NJC Scale Points 33 to 37
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 24 April 2023
Job overview
City of London Academies Trust
Trust Education Welfare Officer
Full time 35 hours per week all year round
P03 Grade NJC Scale Points 33 to 37, £42,510-£46,719
You are an excellent leader; we are a top performing Trust. Together, we can create truly exceptional schools.
About the Role
City of London Academies Trust (COLAT) is seeking to appoint an exceptional Trust Education Welfare Officer who will have responsibility for developing strategies that support our academies in raising student attendance, reduce persistent absence and so raise achievement across the Trust. You will also be responsible for establishing and developing a professional service that supports our academies in raising attendance, investigating persistent absences and improving punctuality. All COLAT academies are based in the heart of evolving communities, and we value the diversity of our workforce. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team. The role is based within the central Trust team, with the expectation to be deployed to any Trust school that requires relevant support as needed.
About Us
COLAT is driven by the ambition to be the best. We believe exceptional leaders create exceptional schools; they transform lives and shape the future of every student.
COLAT currently oversees six secondary academies, three primary academies and one sixth form centre all located in north, south and east London. We combine the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising, and entrepreneurial ethos. We are also committed to providing training and development to all our staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust.
About you
We are looking for a highly skilled and knowledgeable candidate who wants to work in a role where there is ample opportunity to apply their expertise and skills within an education setting. You will be educated to degree level or have relevant training and experience in Education Welfare work and ideally have secure knowledge of child protection and safeguarding systems. You will be an excellent planner, organiser, with proficient communications and literacy skills supporting your ability to think creatively and solve complicated problems.
If you match our ambition and want to join our dedicated team of professionals, we would love to hear from you. Candidates must address the person specification in no more than 1,000 words. Applications must be submitted via the TES portal.
If you require any other details, or would like an informal discussion, please contact enquiries@cola.org.uk.
Closing date for applications is Monday 24 April 2023, 9am.
We plan for interviews to take place during the week commencing 1 May 2023.
City of London Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.
City of London Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from City of London Academies Trust vision and values.
The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
City of London Academies Trust Company Registration No. 04504128.
Attached documents
About City of London Academies Trust
- City of London Academies Trust
- North Wing, Guildhall, PO BOX 270, Gresham Street
- London
- EC2P 2EJ
- United Kingdom
Established in 2016, City of London Academies Trust prides itself in its pursuit for educational excellence. We are driven to provide world-class experiences and deliver exceptional educational outcomes. You will find that all of our schools exhibit what is a central Trust Value, a fundamental belief in the power of high expectations in all we do. This pre-eminent value is complemented by the other core values we hold of integrity, professionalism and care – for our pupils as well as our staff.
Our Trust is currently comprised of 10 schools across Hackney, Islington, Newham and Southwark supporting over 7,800 students. Our primary provision (three schools) is rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted, providing children with the best possible start to their education. Our standalone sixth form college within the Trust, Newham Collegiate Sixth Form (NCS), is also rated Outstanding in all areas and stands out nationally in the top 1% of schools for student outcomes, with 95% of its students securing places at Russell Group and Ivy League universities each year. For our secondary provision, two of our schools are rated Outstanding in all areas, and two others are Good. Considering that 55% of students across the Trust are eligible for Pupil Premium, these are huge successes and are testament to the vision, hard work and commitment of staff across our schools.
In addition, the Trust comprises of an Apprenticeship Academy, keeping students at risk of exclusion within our school setting with dedicated support. Most recently, the Department for Education has appointed our Trust to its Behaviour Hubs programme aimed at supporting other schools strive for excellence.
Our academies draw upon the heritage and tradition of the Corporation, combined with an enterprising and innovative approach to teaching and learning, to secure high outcomes for our students. Everything we do – supported by the City Corporation – is for our students and the local communities we serve.
If you are excited by what we do, and are looking for an organisation which offers its staff fantastic opportunities to develop and learn from some exceptional practitioners, we invite you to explore our website to find out more about the Trust, our academies and our people. Come and join our team to help continue to deliver exceptional outcomes.
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