21 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    31 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    9 January 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 35

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£22,502 - £22,842

What skills and experience we're looking for

Welfare Assistant

Salary: £22,502 - £22,842

Grade: 3

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday,

Work Pattern: term time + 5 inset days – 39 weeks per annum

Contract: Permanent

West Drayton Academy is part of a successful family of schools within The Park Federation Academy Trust, a welcoming, vibrant multicultural school in the heart of West Drayton.

We are seeking to appoint a Welfare Assistant, who has high expectations of themselves and is committed to improving the lives of our children. Our partnership with The Park Federation Academy Trust means there are a host of professional development opportunities that will further your own skills, knowledge and expertise.

We are looking to appoint an individual who:

  • enjoys working with children and can establish a positive relationship to help them with their welfare needs
  • has excellent communication skills
  • is fluent in English and ideally a community language
  • can supervise and interact with children and manage their behaviour in a positive way
  • has an understanding of first aid, health and safety and safeguarding issues in school

What the school offers its staff

For the right candidate, we will offer

  • extensive support and CPD;
  • the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;
  • a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;
  • an ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team;
  • supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;
  • an employee assistance programme (EAP)

For an application pack, please visit the school website. We do not accept CV’s.

Closing date for applications: As and when we receive successful applications.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with a check of the DBS Barred List.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people expect all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@theparkfederation.org

CVs are not accepted.

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About West Drayton Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
678 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Phone number
01895 442904

West Drayton Academy is a popular and oversubscribed school in West Drayton, which is in the borough of Hillingdon.
We are one of eight schools in the highly respected Park Federation Academy Trust. Please download our teacher application pack to find out more about our school.

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