Welfare Support Assistant - SHIP

Holly Meadows School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1BW

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  10 April 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  24 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: £13.26 per hour

Welfare Support Assistant - SHIP job summary

Tel: 01485 600241

Email: office@hollymeadows.norfolk.sch.uk 

Website: https://www.hollymeadows.norfolk.sch.uk/ 

Headteacher: Jennie Wildsmith-Garton

SHIP Lead Teacher: Dionne Aston-Whitmore

• Salary – Scale C, £13.26 per hour (from April)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 32.5 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week

Holly Meadows Specialist Hub of Inclusive Practice (SHIP) is a bespoke provision supporting up to 16 pupils with co-occurring special educational needs and/or disabilities.  

The SHIP provides a nurturing, structured environment where children feel safe, regulated and ready to learn, while remaining closely connected to mainstream school life. 

We are seeking a skilled, compassionate and resilient WSA to join our SHIP team.  

Working closely with the SHIP Teacher, SHIP Lead Teacher, HLTAs and TAs you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, child-centred learning and emotional support for pupils with co-occurring needs. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Support pupils individually and in small groups, including literacy, numeracy, RSHE and therapeutic activities 
• Support with the delivery of learning as directed by the teaching team
• Assist the team with assessments, screenings and observations 
• Create a calm, safe and structured environment 
• Provide co-regulation and emotional support 
• Support delivery of individualised interventions 
• Promote positive behaviour and high expectations 
• Work collaboratively with the teaching team, families, partner schools and professionals 
• Uphold safeguarding responsibilities 

Person Specification 

Essential: 

• Experience working in Nursery/EYFS/KS1/KS2 or an alternative caring role.
• Knowledge of SEND  
• Positive behaviour management skills 
• Calm, compassionate and consistent approach 
• Commitment to safeguarding 

Desirable: 

• Experience in supporting children/young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Experience of supporting children with intimate care plans
• Therapeutic or trauma-informed practice 
• A willingness to train and deliver first aid

 Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. 

This post is subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references. 

How to apply 

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to - office@hollymeadows.norfolk.sch.uk 

 

Closing date: 10 April 2026

Interview date: 20 April 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Holly Meadows School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 133 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holly Meadows School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holly-meadows-school

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