Description
Outwood Academy Bydales is hiring a full-time Education Welfare Officer/Attendance Manager to lead the attendance team and improve student attendance and educational access. The role involves identifying children at risk of absence, assessing needs, planning and implementing interventions, conducting home visits, coordinating with safeguarding agencies, managing legal referrals and evidence, preparing data reports, and leading attendance panels. Candidates need a relevant Level 3 or equivalent professional qualification, experience with education welfare, social work, or counselling approaches, strong record-keeping and report-writing skills, knowledge of school-attendance legislation, and the ability to work effectively in difficult situations.
