Welfare Assistant

Lytham St Annes High School, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 4GW

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as pre-employment checks are complete

• Closing date

  1 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £9,977; 17.5hrs per week, term time only

Welfare Assistant job summary

Welfare Assistant 

Are you looking for a fulfilling role where you can make a real difference in the daily lives of students? Can you establish positive relationships with students? Are you a good communicator that can work as part of a team? If you have answered yes to these questions then we want to hear from you!

Lytham St Annes High School (LSA) is looking for a Welfare Assistant to join our dedicated team and help us create a safe and positive environment for our students. The successful candidate will support teaching and learning by assisting with the security, welfare and good conduct of students during the break and lunchtime periods. 

This role is about more than just supervision; it's about being a supportive presence during break and lunchtime, ensuring students feel secure and happy. You will work closely with our team to manage student queues, promote school policies, and encourage positive behavior, all while helping to keep the school environment clean and tidy.

This is a permanent part-time position for 17.5 hours per week, Monday through Friday, from 10:40a.m. to 2:40p.m. during term time. The successful candidate will work to a rota, with duties both inside and outside the school building. You'll play a vital part in our school community by assisting with the management of students and collaborating with the catering team to ensure a positive dining experience.

This is a busy and varied role rewarded with:

•  Competitive salary
• Commitment to staff development
• Access to wellbeing and counselling services for you and your family
• On Site parking
• Pension scheme
• Family friendly policies to support our staff with parenting and caring responsibilities
• Be yourself; enjoy being part of a culture and community with different backgrounds, interests, faiths and lifestyles
• Staff discount eligibility for brands and stores.

Please take a little time to look at our website which will give a flavour of our ethos and show that we care about each and every child that forms part of our community, and about every member of staff; it is this ethos that makes us ‘a learning community in pursuit of excellence’. www.lythamhigh.lancs.sch.uk

Closing date: 1st October 2025 at 9:00am

Interviews: 9th October 2025 (subject to change)

Our commitment to a safe and respectful environment

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We do not tolerate discrimination and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We provide equal access, services, and care regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity/expression/trans status, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. This includes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind. We believe that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace and online community free from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.We encourage open communication, provide clear reporting mechanisms for misconduct, and conduct thorough investigations. We expect everyone interacting with us to uphold these standards.

All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the Trusts commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children.

Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance.

Think of your application as a chance to show off and shout about your experience! Below is a list of all the skills we're looking for, so don't be shy, make sure you highlight how you've used them. You'll find a breakdown of what's important for this role in the job description, so give it a good look and make sure your application shines!

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 Lytham St Annes High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: Up to 1538 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lytham St Annes High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lytham-st-annes-high-school-lytham-st-annes

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