Welfare Assistant

St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden, Manchester, M22 4NR

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 February 2026

• Closing date

  16 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only

Welfare Assistant job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and caring individual to join our team, providing essential support to pupils in EYFS. The role involves assisting with personal care, mealtimes, and arrival/departure routines, as well as supervising pupils in classrooms, playgrounds, and dining areas to ensure safety and positive behaviour. You will help prepare and maintain learning resources, support pupils with special educational needs or additional physical/emotional needs, and monitor their well-being, reporting any concerns promptly. The position also includes promoting inclusion and social interaction, administering first aid, and safeguarding pupils in line with school policies. As part of our team, you will contribute to school events, collaborate with colleagues, and uphold the ethos and values of the school and Trust. Flexibility, professionalism, and a commitment to creating a safe, stimulating environment are essential.

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 Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 334 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-wilfrid-s-cofe-aided-primary-school-northenden

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