Welfare Assistant

St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4HT

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 September 2026

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: £3,658.00 Annually (Actual) £3658 Pro Rata

Welfare Assistant job summary

The role is to cover an important part of the school day, so we are seeking a calm and confident individual who is resilient to the pressures of the lunchtime canteen environment.

Job Purpose:

To secure the safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils during lunchtime.

Main Responsibilities:

- Control the dinner queue;

- Supervise pupils eating their dinners;

- Prevent them from taking food outside the dining area;

- Control the behaviour of pupils while they eat their meals;

- Keep pupils out of classrooms when they should be outside;

- Check that groups of pupils do not hang around places that they should not (such as toilets);

- Control the behaviour of pupils in the playground;

- Discipline pupils who break the rules;

- Deal with accidents in the playground or dining area;

- Keep young pupils occupied when they must stay indoors.

- Set up/put away tables/chairs following dinner service;

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 St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 161 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-charles-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy

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