Location
London

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Do you have experience working with at-risk students and overseeing educational welfare? Join Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park as a Welfare Manager, where you will be responsible for welfare-related duties and Health and Safety across the academy. Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park is an Outstanding primary academy with high expectations and aspirations for every child. Our staff provide exceptional education, support, care, enrichment, and challenge to prepare children for academic success and happy lives. We offer a unique creative curriculum, a clear vision, strong moral values, and a love of learning within a multi-cultural, multi-faith community. As Welfare Manager, you will be the main parent contact for admissions, attendance, and punctuality, liaising closely with the pupil information manager. You will ensure accurate maintenance and analysis of pupil data, including Free School Meals reports. You will lead and manage extended day activities, after-school clubs, boosters, and oversee lunchtime. As Health and Safety Lead, you will be responsible for academy-wide safety. Acting as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Looked After Children (LAC) lead, you will assist with safeguarding issues, manage correspondence, and be the first point of contact for outside agencies. You will support pupil welfare by removing barriers to learning, supporting and challenging pupils and parents, and ensuring vulnerable pupils access all opportunities. Additionally, you will lead transition processes for new pupils, including nursery to Reception and Year 6 to Year 7 transitions.

About Us
Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park is located in the heart of Tottenham and prides itself on a hardworking, well-behaved community. We believe every child is special and strive to "dig for gold" in each one, encouraging them to do their very best. Our academy fosters respect, value, and a strong sense of community among children and staff alike.

Professional Development & Benefits
We invest in our staff through support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of high-quality training programmes at all levels, including senior leadership. We offer career progression opportunities and a competitive rewards package including a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays for non term-time only employees, and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Equal Opportunities
The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer, valuing diversity and committed to providing a fair, equitable, and supportive learning and working environment for all staff and students.

Experience
- Minimum 3 years’ experience working in an inner city school or educational establishment in a pastoral capacity
- Experience dealing successfully with a range of issues influencing poor attendance
- Experience working with staff to maintain excellent standards of attendance and punctuality
- Experience working with families and challenging students and parents, finding effective ways to meet their needs

Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent qualification
- Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures
- Basic knowledge of first aid (e.g. emergency first aid course)
- Knowledge of the Academy behaviour for learning policy
- Understanding of the range of barriers to learning that students face

About You
- Full working knowledge of relevant policies and codes of practice
- Understanding of principles of student development and learning processes
- Ability to plan effective actions for pupils at risk of underachieving
- Effective use of ICT
- Understanding of a range of welfare issues affecting students and their families
- Well-developed interpersonal skills to relate well to a wide range of people
- Ability to work constructively as part of a team while demonstrating initiative