apply online icon WELFARE ASSISTANT

Ref 194224
Number of Posts 5
Grade Foundation Living Wage.
Salary £12 an hour £23152 pro rata
Term Part-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (As soon as possible ) .
Hours 10 hours a week.
Closing Date 20/12/2024.

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Location
Chorley Astley Park School, Harrington Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1JZ (171 on roll)

Tel: 01257 262227
School website: www.astleypark.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
The Headteacher and Governors of Astley Park School are looking to appoint a number of Welfare Assistants to join our team to ensure the safety, welfare and good conduct of our pupils during the lunch break period. Hours of work will be 11.30 am to 1.30 pm Monday to Friday (Term Time only). We would love to hear from you if you are a positive, friendly and hardworking person who enjoys working with children.

The successful candidates will:
  • Supervise pupils, supporting and promoting positive lunch times
  • Keep our young pupils safe
  • Deal with accidents or incidents during lunch time or on the playground areas

    We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

    Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

    Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
     
Essential Qualifications
  • Not applicable
Desirable Qualifications
  • First Aid Certificate
Essential Experience
  • Ability to communicate with adults and children.
  • Experience of working with children in a school environment (voluntary experience is acceptable)
  • A warm and welcoming manner
  • Ability to maintain records
Desirable Experience
  • First Aid
     
For an informal discussion please contact:
Liz Ascroft - 01257 262227
Equal Opportunities statement
An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

Additional Info

Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

Address: Application form attached. Please return completed applications electronically to: Liz Ascroft - ascrofte@astleypark.lancs.sch.uk

Positive about Disabled People 

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Disability Confident employerLancashire County Council

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.