Welfare Assistant / Lunchtime Supervisor

Platt Bridge Community School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 5NG

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  29 January 2026 at 7pm

• Date listed

  28 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 12.21

Welfare Assistant / Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

Welcome to Platt Bridge Community School

Our Vision

At Platt Bridge Community School, we are committed to providing a broad, well-balanced and relevant education that is enriched with visits, visitors and extended services. Our school is a modern, inclusive, non-denominational community school for children aged 2-11 years old.

We are committed to ensuring that every child entrusted to our care achieves their full potential in a safe and nurturing environment. At school, we strive to create an inspiring environment which enables everyone – children, staff and families – to flourish and achieve their aspirations. This is encapsulated in our school motto of Promotes Belief Creates Success.

High-quality teaching is a key priority at Platt Bridge Community School and the relationship between staff and children underpins inspirational, supportive and effective teaching and learning. Staff are actively involved in identifying their support and training needs and this leads to careers with clear progression. We ensure that there is a wide range of quality training available and that staff are able to learn from each other and share good practice.

“Promotes Belief, Creates Success”

We are looking to appoint a caring, reliable and enthusiastic lunchtime supervisor to work as part of a team ensuring the safety, welfare and good conduct of children during the lunchtime period.

We strongly recommend contacting us prior to application. Please contact the school office to speak to Mrs Birchall, the School Business Manager

Mr Stephen Wallace

Headteacher

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

Community First Academy Trust are committed to rigorous safeguarding procedures and consistently promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosures. Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced criminal record with barred list through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical clearance, references and verification of your qualifications satisfactory to the Trust.

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 Platt Bridge Community School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 483 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Platt Bridge Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/platt-bridge-community-school

Our school consists of like-minded individuals who focus relentlessly on their core purpose to advance education for public benefit.

Our charitable school trust has one single legal and moral purpose: to advance education in the public interest.

We believe that school trusts create the conditions for deep collaboration among teachers and leaders to improve the quality of education.

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