Welfare and Curriculum Supervisor

William Morris Sixth Form College – a vibrant inner-city learning community that has the individual student at the heart of everything it does – is seeking a Welfare and Curriculum Supervisor to manage student welfare, enrichment and the pastoral curriculum for Sixth Form students.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with leadership and middle leadership staff in charge of safeguarding and student welfare to ensure high-quality support for the welfare of students across the Sixth Form.
• Assisting in logging and managing concerns regarding student welfare, emerging concerns and safeguarding issues.
• Supporting and liaising with relevant colleagues to be a first line of response when there are welfare issues that require immediate assistance.
• Organising and/or leading individual and group support and guidance to students identified as needing support with managing their welfare, e.g., exam anxiety, etc.
• Liaising with parents and carers as required to discuss individual students’ welfare and the interventions and actions required to support the student.
• Attending meetings and working with external agencies to represent the Sixth Form, advocating for students and ensuring there are identified ways that the College can practically support them.
• Drawing conclusions about whether a student and/or their siblings meet the threshold for Child Protection, Child in Need, Early Help or other categories.
• Attending parents’ evenings and open events, as required, in order to provide information regarding students who are receiving welfare support.
• Working with the AP with responsibility for enrichment to ensure a high-quality programme of enrichment is available and accessible to all students.
• Managing the day-to-day running of the enrichment programme and coordinating enrichment information for staff, students and parents.
• Supporting with the planning and implementation of the pastoral curriculum so that it meets statutory requirements.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in tutoring, coaching or mentoring young people aged 16–19, particularly those who are disadvantaged.
• Educated to a minimum of A Level equivalent, including GCSE grade C Level in both English and Mathematics (higher education qualifications desirable).
• Experience working within a school or further education setting with an understanding of the needs of inner-city students in the 16–19 age range.
• Experience developing successful links with external organisations to arrange one-to-one support and skills workshops.
• Understanding of the range of current issues facing inner-city 16–19-year-olds and their families.
• A willingness and ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, as well as on your own initiative, including being able to prioritise your workload.
• Ability to establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including identifying and liaising with appropriate resources and agencies of support.
• The desire to help young people succeed.
• Highly proficient in the use of IT systems, with an excellent working knowledge of spreadsheets, databases, etc.
• Good written and spoken communication skills and the ability to verbally present information to staff, students and parents.

Salary: Spinal Point 14, £36,398 FTE (£31,324 plus Inner London Weighting of £5,074), £28,772.37 actual.

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term-time only.

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