Annual Salary
£22,000 to £30,000
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Education welfare officers make sure that children attend school and get the support they need.
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings; attending events or appointments
There will be
4% more Education welfare officer jobs in 2027.
As an education welfare officer, you'll:
You could work at a school or from home.
Your working environment may be emotionally demanding and you'll travel often.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a degree in:
You'll usually need:
You could take a college course before applying for a trainee position. Courses include:
You could start by doing an Early Intervention Practitioner Level 4 or Early Years Lead Practitioner Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship.
You'll normally have to be working with children or young people to apply for these.
They take between 18 and 24 months to complete.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to work as an assistant welfare officer with a local authority and do training on the job to qualify. For this you'll usually need:
You can get experience of working with children, families and young people, which may help when you apply for jobs. Examples include volunteering in schools, mentoring and youth work.
You can look for opportunities through organisations like:
You can apply directly to become an education welfare officer if you've got relevant experience and qualifications.
Employers usually look for people who have a background in:
You'll need to:
You'll find more details about working in education welfare through the education welfare service of your local council.
With experience and training you could become a team leader, senior education welfare officer or a head of service.
You could also train for a career in social services, the probation service, youth work or pastoral care.
You'll need: