Welfare Officer

Education Training Collective (Etc.) is a group of vibrant colleges and training providers offering high quality educational opportunities. Incorporating Bede Sixth Form, NETA Training, Redcar and Cleveland College, The Skills Academy and Stockton Riverside College, Etc. delivers a full range of courses, training and apprenticeship opportunities, as well as professional and commercial courses.

96% of staff would recommend the Group as a good place to work, so why not join us?

Our staff are skilled, high performing and committed to our learners and we now wish to appoint a dynamic Welfare Officer who shares this commitment.

Student Support & Wellbeing team are skilled, high performing and committed to our learners and we wish to appoint a dynamic Welfare Officer who shares this commitment.

You will provide a first point of contact for all welfare concerns, for children and adult learners. You will work closely with students, staff and external agencies to ensure all welfare concerns are dealt with sensitively, appropriately and in a timely way. You will provide individual and group sessions to learners teaching positive coping strategies and referring to the Advanced Safeguarding Practitioner when appropriate. You will ensure all records are accurate, timely and shared appropriately with those, including external agencies, who have a need and a right to know. This position is based at Stockton Riverside College and across Etc group as required.

So if you believe you have the necessary skills, experience, commitment and determination to succeed and would relish the opportunity to work with us, then we would love to hear from you.

The closing date for receipt of completed application is Midnight 5th March 2023.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure by the DBS.

If you are unsure whether you need to disclose criminal information, you should seek legal advice or you may wish to contact Nacro or Unlock for impartial advice. There is more information on filtering and protected offences on the Ministry of Justice website. Nacro - https://www.nacro.org.uk/criminal-record-support-service/ or email helpline@nacro.org.uk or phone 0300 123 1999 Unlock – http://hub.unlock.org.uk/contact/ phone 01634 247350 text 07824 113848.

The Etc. Group is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability or sexuality. Safeguarding is also priority for the group and we have key policies and systems which help to make the group a safe place for learners and staff. The purpose of these policies is to provide clear guidance regarding Safeguarding responsibilities throughout the group, including the Prevent Duty. To read more, please visit https://www.stockton.ac.uk/about-us/safeguarding/

We welcome applications for employment from the whole community.

• note we do not accept CVs or late applications, no agencies please