Welfare Assistant

Hebden Green Community School, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 4EJ

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rated salary for 32.5 hours a week 39 weeks per year (term time only) is £19,087.68

Welfare Assistant job summary

Do you have expertise in working with children, young people or adults with disabilities or medical needs? Do you want to work 32.5 hours (8.45-3.45) Monday to Friday Term time only? Do you want to learn more?

If so, we welcome you to apply to work with us as a grade 4 role as a welfare assistant, 5 days a week Monday to Friday 6.5 hours a day 8.45am- 3.45pm totalling 32.5 working hours per week. The school is open 39 weeks per year and this role is term time only.

You would be working to assist with the general welfare, learning and care of pupils in relation to pupils physical, social and emotional needs and development.

• Assist teaching staff in the delivery of learning activities
• Attend to the personal, social and physical needs of pupils including washing, toileting, assisting with feeding, bathing, dressing and undressing pupil
• Under the direct supervision of the teacher or other staff, assist individual or groups of pupils in the classroom and ensure their safety and wellbeing.
• Assist with the escorting of pupils on education and recreational visits.
• Help pupils to transfer to and from their transport and escort them to designated area.
• Relay pupil care information to teaching staff for updating of schools records.
• Carry out washing;/laundry and cleaning of equipment duties.
• Prepare and maintain learning equipment and ensure that the classroom is kept clean and tidy.
• Display and present the pupils’ work, under the direction of teaching staff, so that it enhances the classroom environment and celebrates achievement.
• Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training development work and staff reviews as required.

Hebden Green is committed to the safeguarding of all pupils and the school community. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, overseas police check (if applicable), health check and professional reference checks.

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Hebden Green Community School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: No information available
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hebden Green Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hebden-green-community-school-winsford

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