Healthcare and Pastoral Support Assistant

Waulud Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3LZ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,614.00 - £21,277.00 Annually (Actual) Based on 35 working hours a week, Term Time + 5 Training days (39 weeks per year)

Healthcare and Pastoral Support Assistant job summary

Healthcare/Pastoral Support Assistant – To Start Asap

Salary: L3 (£20,614 FTE - £21,277 Actual gross per annum)

Job type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 35 Hours per week – 38 + 5 Training days per year

Hours of work: 08:30am – 4:00pm (Monday to Friday)

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of a Healthcare/Pastoral Support Assistant. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and flexible individual. Applicants will ideally have suitable experience in the provision of medical and healthcare for young children with additional experience of SEND admin support.

About Us

Waulud Primary School is a very friendly, welcoming and hardworking school where the enthusiastic and positive attitude of all staff make it a great place to work.

About you

We wish to appoint someone who:

Ideally have previous experience working within a school environment

Experience working with children with medical needs

Desirable but not essential, experience of SEND admin support

Excellent communication skills and able to converse with both children and parents (fluent in English)

Available for in class support

Knowledge of Safeguarding in a school environment

Able to dispense medication and controlled drugs, monitor, record and order while working within the medication policy of the school

Able to work as part of a team

Appropriate attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline

Paediatric First Aid trained or able to train and pass

Some manual handling tasks

Willing and able to undertake training and development as and when required

Willing to support in class as and when needed (under instruction from the Senior Leadership Team)

We will offer you

A vibrant, happy school

A strong & supportive Leadership Team and enthusiastic, knowledgeable and dedicated staff

Excellent professional development

A welcoming environment

Well behaved pupils with a desire to learn

Extensive Staff Wellbeing Package

Closing date: Midday Monday 23rd June 2025

Interview: w/c Monday 23rd June 2025 and/or w/c 30th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

If you are interested, please apply at: www.mynewterm.com or you can collect an application form, job description and personal specification from the school office.

Applicants for this public facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in school. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Please call 01582 593469 or email hr@wauludprimary.co.uk to make an appointment to visit the school.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Waulud Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waulud Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waulud-primary-school

Waulud Primary School is a two form entry school with a culture of High Aspirations for all pupils and staff. Our most recent Ofsted Inspection graded us as a 'Good' School.

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