Welfare Lead Advisor
FE College based in Leicester
Full-time, term time role
£16.05 per hour
Contract: Reviewed termly

Are you passionate about supporting students and promoting their well-being? Protocol are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Welfare Lead Advisor to join an FE College based in Leicester. This full-time, term-time position offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on students’ lives by ensuring their welfare needs are met and safeguarding standards are ensured.

Key Responsibilities.

• Maintain a register of students with welfare and medical needs (both permanent and temporary) and ensure that appropriate support arrangements are in place, including Care Plans and Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs).
• Become an integral part of the College’s Designated Safeguarding Leads team.
• Work closely with external agencies such as CAMHS, Social Care, and parents/carers to provide comprehensive support for students.
• Collaborate with Personal Progress Mentors, Heads of Studies, and subject staff to monitor and support students’ academic progress, offering guidance as needed.
• Ensure appropriate Exam Access Arrangements are in place for students with welfare and medical needs.

Essential Requirements.

• Proven experience in a welfare/support role.
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding arrangements and practices.
• Understanding of student support funding and benefits.
• A commitment to confidentiality processes and working with external agencies.
• The ability to work in a friendly, professional manner with both students and staff.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience.

• An honours degree in a relevant field.
• First Aid certification.
• Experience in supporting students with a wide range of needs and working with diverse external agencies.

If this sounds like you or something you could be interested in; Hit apply now to speak with one of the consultants

Protocol are proud to be Disability Confident Committed. We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it, please let us know.

About Protocol

Protocol are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first. We’re more than a recruitment agency – we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team. Whatever your career goals, we’ve got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jo

The legal bit..

Protocol National ltd trading as Protocol is acting as an employment business for this position. If you are successful, Protocol is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service. The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process. As a result of the volume of applications we are currently receiving we regret that we may be unable to respond with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.