Student Welfare Assistant

Poole High School, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: This is a zero-hours opportunity with no fixed working hours. We anticipate the work pattern may be 8.00am to 5.00pm per week during school term time.
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: £14.40 to £14.86 per hour (including holiday pay)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a casual Student Welfare Assistant to join our busy welfare team at Poole High School.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

• Treat students/staff with first aid care when required. Sending people home or to hospital when necessary, within the guidelines of “First Aid at Work” training and also regulations stipulated by the Health Protection Agency.
• Issue prescribed medication or general “over the counter” medication only with the authorisation of the parent or legal guardian.
• Record details of all treatment or care provided to students into their Arbor personal profile and the day book.
• Notify parents of student medical condition/accidents in school as necessary.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have a first aid qualification (or happy to complete a course)
• General level IT skills with some experience of Arbor or similar management information system.
• General level of literacy and numeracy skills
• Experience of writing reports
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Work on own initiative

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture

What the school offers its staff

• An opportunity to work with wonderful children and their families in a team environment
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (on request)
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Student Welfare Assistant (PHS) Job Description.pdf - 107 KB (opens in new tab)

Student Welfare Assistant Casual Support staff - external vacancy advert template.pdf - 140 KB (opens in new tab)

About Poole High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1891 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Poole High School website
• Email address: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/poole-high-school-poole

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