Welfare Assistant - Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

Overview

Job Title: Welfare Assistant
Salary Grade: SCP 2
Actual Salary: £4,009
Working Pattern: Term Time 5 days per week 1.5 hours per day (11:45am -1:15pm)
Contract: Linked to maternity cover
Start Date: ASAP

The Governors are seeking to appoint a Welfare Assistant to join our school who is hardworking, flexible, enthusiastic and caring with a desire to make the pupils’ lunchtime happy, safe and fun.

Personal attributes

We are looking for an excellent welfare assistant:

To ensure that pupils wash and dry their hands before taking a meal.
To ensure orderly conduct, queuing and controlled dispersal of pupils in the dining room.
To provide social training for pupils, for example, table manners and the correct use of cutlery.
To clear up spillages on tables and the floor or the dining room where a pupil has been sick or spilt his/her meal.
To assist in taking food to the tables if so required.
To assist younger pupils in cutting up food.
To ensure that crockery, beakers, cutlery and trays are taken to the returns area.
To assist in the scraping of plates.
To establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.
To promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
To encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities.
To provide regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress and problems.
To promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
To prevent pupils from taking any action that might result in injury to themselves or other pupils.
To ensure that pupils make proper use of toilets and cloakrooms.
To ensure that pupils do not leave the school grounds without approval.
Be aware of emergency procedures eg. fire drill / lockdown and know what action to take.
Supervise children in designated areas other than the playground during bad weather.
Report all accidents and incidents to the designated member of staff as required by the school.
To be a positive role model at all times.

Salary & Benefits

Salary Grade: SCP 2
Actual Salary: £4,009

In return our Trust and its school offers you:

Supportive parents and a welcoming local community.
A strong and supportive leadership team with a clear sense of strategic vision.
A supportive and highly committed staff with high expectations, who are willing to help each other.
Well resourced, safe and stimulating learning environments.
Strong working partnerships within the Trust.
Pupils with positive attitudes to learning, who are hardworking, caring and proud to attend their school.
The opportunity to make a difference.
An enthusiastic and supportive Governing Body.
The support of a strong and skilled Trust Central Team.
Pension scheme.
Wellbeing Day.
Tech and Cycle salary sacrifice schemes as well as other discount schemes.
Access to Employment Assistance Programme.
Access to training opportunities and professional development.

Location

Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School
Wheatley Lane Rd,
Fence, Burnley,
BB12 9ED

Supporting documents

Deadline and how to apply

If you would like to discuss the role further please contact the school at recruitment@wheatleylane.epworthtrust.org.uk

All application forms should be returned by email to recruitment@wheatleylane.epworthtrust.org.uk or by post.

Closing date: Wednesday 14th May 2025
Interviews: w/c Monday 19th May 2025

Application packs are downloadable from the school website or available by email from: recruitment@wheatleylane.epworthtrust.org.uk

Equal opportunities

The main base for the role will be Wheatley Lane Methodist.

Please note, the employer for this position is Epworth Education Trust, not Lancashire County Council.

This post involves working with children, young people or vulnerable adults and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures. Epworth Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

At the Epworth Education Trust we recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We work to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice.

The procedures contained in our Safeguarding Policy apply to all staff, volunteers and governors. Our child protection policy can be read here: eet-child-protection-and-safeguarding-policy-2024.pdf

We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation. religion, belief or race.

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Job reference: WHEDH1