ONE TO ONE WELFARE ASSISTANT

Lancashire County Council; Fleetwood; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Flakefleet Primary School in Fleetwood is seeking a caring Welfare Assistant to provide lunchtime pastoral support for a Year 6 pupil with an EHCP. The role focuses on promoting positive peer relationships, supporting emotional wellbeing, and acting as a trusted adult mentor within the school day.

The successful candidate will be warm, approachable, and able to build confident, inclusive relationships with children.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting pupils with SEND and/or EHCPs.
• Ability to build positive relationships with children.
• Reliable and flexible lunchtime supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Provide lunchtime pastoral support for a Year 6 pupil with an EHCP.
• Encourage positive peer relationships and support emotional wellbeing.
• Act as a trusted and consistent adult mentor within the school day.

Skills

First Aid

Safeguarding

Job description

Location Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School, Northfleet Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7ND (421 on roll)

Tel: [phone]

School website: www.flakefleet.lancs.sch.uk/

Summary At Flakefleet Primary School, strong relationships, inclusion and kindness are at the heart of all we do. We are seeking a caring and proactive Welfare Assistant to provide lunchtime pastoral support for a Year 6 pupil with an EHCP.

The role involves encouraging positive peer relationships, supporting emotional wellbeing during less structured times, and acting as a trusted and consistent adult mentor within the school day. The successful candidate will be warm, approachable and able to build positive relationships with children whilst promoting confidence, independence and a sense of belonging. Experience of supporting pupils with SEND and/or EHCPs would be beneficial.

At Flakefleet, we believe in helping every child to “Dare to Dream” through kindness, high expectations and meaningful support.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis.

The closing date is 12 noon 30/09/2026

Desirable Qualifications

• First Aid
• Safeguarding

Desirable Experience

• Working with children in a school environment

For an informal discussion please contact: Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Tracey Wilson, School Business Manager on 01253 872884

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community Rehabilitation Rehabilitation

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.