Welfare Officer

St Anselm's Catholic Primary School, Harrow, HA1 3BE

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  26 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,232.00 - £11,232.00 Annually (Actual) Payscale G3 -SCP09

Welfare Officer job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Welfare Officer to join our friendly team. You should be flexible and have excellent organisational and communication skills.

You will work under the direction of the Headteacher/School Business Manager and will be responsible for all matters relating to pupils’ welfare as well as taking the lead on the provision of First Aid across the school.

You will work 16.5 hours per week, 39 weeks pa (term time only), 9.00 am-2.30 pm Monday-Wednesday.

The successful applicant will be required to:

• Have a first aid qualification and experience of applying first aid in the workplace, ideally in a school setting.
• Have a good level of computer literacy.
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Have a positive “can-do” attitude and a cheerful disposition.
• Be proactive and able to work under own initiative.
• Be a team player who is able to demonstrate a willingness and ability to accept responsibility.
• Be able to build positive relationships with staff, parents, pupils, contractors and other visitors.
• Have a flexible approach and be able to work with conflicting priorities.
• Be willing to learn and develop new skills.

We can offer -

A friendly, committed, hard-working team of staff with a strong learning culture and team ethic

A vibrant, diverse and aspirational school community

Highly motivated, cheerful and enthusiastic children

Opportunities for training and professional development

A pro-active, highly skilled and supportive Governing Body

Previous experience of working in a school and using school management information systems is desirable but not essential.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to employment.

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

St Anselm’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references are required for all successful applicants

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 Anselm's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 414 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Anselm's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-anselm-s-catholic-primary-school

St Anselm’s is an outstanding Catholic Voluntary Aided School vibrant, inclusive and successful. Our teachers enjoy working here and we value every member of staff.

We have high standards for academic achievement with progress and attainment consistently and significantly above the national and local authority averages.

Our Mission Statement 'Learning and growing together through prayer, belief and love’ is at the heart of our Catholic ethos and permeates all areas of school life.

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