Welfare Officer (Part Time)

Dedworth Middle School, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5PE

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 March 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: £12,830.00 Annually (Actual) 20 hours a week, term time only

Welfare Officer (Part Time) job summary

We are seeking a caring, organised and proactive Welfare Officer to join our dedicated team. This is a key role within the school, supporting our pupils’ medical, first aid and welfare needs while helping to maintain excellent attendance and strong communication with families.

About the Role

As our Welfare Officer, you will run an efficient first aid and welfare service for pupils and staff. You’ll manage first aid provision, oversee medical administration, maintain accurate records and ensure that all pupils with medical needs are well supported and attending their lessons.

This role also includes providing high‑quality administrative support, keeping up to date with all pupil medical paperwork and fostering strong working relationships with staff, pupils and parents.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide first aid support to pupils and staff, ensuring all incidents are accurately recorded in Arbor.
• Manage medication, Individual Healthcare Plans, allergy and asthma documentation and maintain up‑to‑date medical records.
• Liaise with parents, carers, school nursing services and staff regarding pupil medical needs.
• Ensure medical supplies are stocked and organise staff first aid training when required.
• Support staff working with vulnerable pupils.
• Complete administrative tasks to a high standard, including emails, documentation, photocopying and filing.
• Promote good attendance and ensure pupils are in lessons.
• Maintain strong communication between school, parents and staff.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a friendly, professional and highly organised individual with the ability to stay calm, empathetic and solutions‑focused. You should be able to work independently as well as part of a team, with excellent customer service skills and attention to detail. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background and have previous admin experience, used to working in a fast-paced environment and have good computing skills. We would ideally like someone who already holds a valid first aid certificate and has experience of asthma and allergies but we will provide training for the right candidate.

Safeguarding

Dedworth Middle School and Windsor Learning Partnership are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All staff must share this commitment, and the post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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.

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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 Dedworth Middle School

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 533 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dedworth Middle School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dedworth-middle-school-windsor

At Dedworth Middle School we were recently graded ‘GOOD’ by Ofsted and we work in an environment where opportunities are limitless, the children are supported, and outcomes always consider the whole child. We continue to aim for the highest of standards and provide a friendly and hardworking team. “A member of staff said, ‘The why is behind every decision, and this always takes pupils into consideration and us as staff. It is a happy and lovely place to work and thrive.” Ofsted, June 2022. We are a fully inclusive middle school, currently with over 500 pupils on roll aged from 9-13.

We are part of the Windsor Learning Partnership which includes Windsor Girls’ School, The Windsor Boys’ School, Clewer Green C of E First School, Oakfield First School and Dedworth Green First School. In the heart of The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, Dedworth Middle School has a strong reputation for being a community school with happy, successful pupils and a proven track record for high quality professional development.

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