Care Experienced Students Welfare Officer (Looked After Children)
Sandwell College
Sandwell
- £32,430 - £37,612 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Apply by:
- 22 October 2024
Job overview
Location: Sandwell, West Bromwich
Working Hours: Full time, 37 hours
Salary: £32,430 - £37,612 per annum (Grade E)
Care Experienced Students Welfare Officer (Looked After Children)
We are pleased to announce we are recruiting for a Care Experience Students Welfare Officer (Looked After Children) to join our dedicated Students Services team, reporting into the Head of Department ESOL and Assistant Principal of Student Services. This is a full-time maternity cover position running from February 2025 to February 2026.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for liaising with the local authority and schools prior to students joining the College. You will work with the students to give them the required support and advice at all stages in the learner journey as part of Sandwell College.
The person in this role will be required to implement strategies to encourage and enable learner engagement. You will be able to make strong cooperative links with stakeholders, outside partners and the other professionals in young people’s lives and make the college a key element of their success by proactively engaging in their support and education.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
To be successful, you will hold an English and Maths GCSE or equivalent and have experience of working with learners/young people and case management. You will be an excellent communicator (oral and written) and work well independently. Experience of working with Care Experienced young people and training in child protection/safeguarding procedures would be advantageous.
Benefits
· Very competitive salaries that have seen sector leading pay awards
· Excellent annual leave entitlements for all (between 35 and 50 annual leave days, as well as 8 bank holiday days, and additional time off over the Christmas period!)
· Dedication to career development and progression through dedicated development days, talent schemes and much more
· Recognition for great work through awards, events and celebration days
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Access to onsite facilities with discounted rates on services including Bliss Hair & Beauty Salon, dog grooming, car health checks
· Use of the College gym facilities as well as discounts at local gyms
· Generous pension schemes (23.68% employer contribution for teaching roles, 21.5% employer contribution for non-teaching roles)
· Access to a huge range of high street discounts
· Free will writing
· Travel discounts including local bus, tram, train, as well as cross country coach and trains
· Free flu vaccine
· Free confidential counselling service and wellness platforms
Attached documents
About Sandwell College
About Sandwell College
Sandwell College is a great place to work; a large, successful and growing College that has achieved significant success over recent years and has further, big ambitions for its future.
It has two state of the art campuses in West Bromwich accessible through excellent transport links and, following a successful merger with Cadbury Sixth Form College, has an exciting presence in Birmingham.
The majority of the College’s full-time students are aged 16-18, studying courses designed to give them skills for the modern workplace in a learning environment fully equipped with a specialist automotive centre, beauty and hairdressing salons, computer suites, construction workshops, engineering and science laboratories, fashion and photography studios, a sports hall and a 170-seater theatre.
Principal
Graham Pennington
Values and vision
Sandwell College aims to help students achieve their goals and take their next step, whether that be further progression with the college, Higher Education, or employment and training. It also aims to offer its students first class guidance and support and to do everything it possibly can to help them succeed, driving innovation and quality forward.
Sandwell College’s objective is to give young people the best possible transition from school to college and get them into top universities and careers. It is also strongly committed to creating opportunities for its adult learners by working closely with local and regional businesses, both large and small, to help them develop a skilled workforce.
Ofsted
“The large majority of students make good or better progress. Students develop very good personal, social and employability skills that prepare them well for further study and for the world of work. Teaching and learning are good, and often outstanding. Students benefit from the college’s excellent teaching, study and social spaces, with very high quality resources and equipment to support learning.”
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