15 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 training days)

Are you passionate about helping young people achieve their full potential? Do you enjoy working in a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic school environment? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Brompton Hall School is seeking to appoint a dedicated Attendance & Welfare Officer to join our committed team of staff. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with children and parents, is flexible, and is enthusiastic about supporting students' learning and well-being.

About Us 

Brompton Hall School is based within private grounds in the pretty village of Brompton-by-Sawdon and is a Special Education School for pupils aged between 8 and 16 years.

 Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in North Yorkshire, Hull and South Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.

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 Our Pupils

We are a specialist school for pupils aged 8 to 16 with social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.

 Our pupils join us from mainstream schools because they benefit from a setting that can provide additional behavioural support and a more personalised approach to helping them succeed.

 At Brompton Hall, we believe every young person deserves a fresh start, a sense of belonging, and the chance to thrive. We are committed to helping each student rediscover their strengths, rebuild trust, and reimagine their future.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• • Promote & Safeguard the welfare of children & young people
  • Establish, develop & maintain relationships with school staff & other agencies
  • Work with the Admin team and carry out day to day admin duties with a busy school office, dealing with parents and organising meetings & welfare visits
  • Improve school attendance / timekeeping and manage persistent absentees by maintaining regular contact with parents/ carers by telephone and home visits
  • evaluate the attendance data and organise visits, further phone calls or triaging to other professionals
  • Improve school attendance / timekeeping and manage persistant absentees by maintaining regular contact with parents/carers by telephone, organised meetings or at the home and liaise with the safeguarding and welfare officer and SLT 
  • Undertake unsupervised home visits to identify barriers to good attendance at school and work with school staff to provide appropriate support for families. 
  • Keep accurate records relating to contact with children & families, update attendance data daily and weekly. 

We’re Looking For Someone Who:

• Has experience working with children or young people

• Is patient, resilient, and passionate about supporting young people

• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Works well in a team but can also use their initiative

• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils

In Return, We Offer:

• A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive school community

• Opportunities for professional development and training

• A chance to make a real impact on students’ lives and learning

• Access to a Local Government Pension Scheme, EAP, staff well-being support, including flu vaccinations and access to a GP service 24/7 for you and your family.

This is an exciting post!  We ideally would like this role to start as soon as possible   (subject to DBS & References)

Visits to the school are welcome; please contact Denny Crossley, Office Manager, denny.crossley@vennacademy.org or telephone 01723 859121 to make arrangements.

Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.

Venn Academy Trust is committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Our Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants

Online searches will be carried out as part of Venn Academy Trust’s recruitment due diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education