Welfare Assistant

St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy; Burnley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

St Augustine's of Canterbury RC Primary School is seeking a Welfare Assistant to provide lunch-time support for 6.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday 11:55am - 1:10pm. You will help supervise pupils, ensure safety and behaviour during lunch, and assist with setting up dining areas.

The role requires strong communication skills and empathy with children, with the ability to work calmly under pressure and uphold the school’s Catholic ethos during the mid-day break.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and empathy with children.
• Ability to work under pressure during lunchtime.
• Willingness to support Catholic ethos of the school.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the dinner queue and supervise pupils eating.
• Ensure safety, welfare and good conduct during the midday break.
• Prevent pupils from leaving the dining area with food and monitor behaviour.
• Discipline pupils who break the rules and manage incidents in the playground and dining area.
• Set up and clear away tables and chairs after dinner service.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Stress management

Job description

St Augustine's of Canterbury RC Primary School are seeking to recruit a Welfare Assistant for 6.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday 11:55am - 1:10pm.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, the ability to work well under pressure alongside the capacity to empathise with the needs of the children so that the safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils during the midday break period can be attained.

JOB PURPOSE

To secure the safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils during the midday break period.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

LUNCH TIME WELFARE

• Control the dinner queue;
• Supervise pupils eating their dinners;
• Prevent them from taking food outside the dining area;
• Control the behaviour of pupils while they eat their meals;
• Keep pupils out of classrooms when they should be outside;
• Check that groups of pupils do not hang around places that they should not (such as toilets);
• Control the behaviour of pupils in the playground;
• Discipline pupils who break the rules;
• Deal with accidents in the playground or dining area;
• Keep young pupils occupied when they have to stay indoors.
• Set up/put away tables/chairs following dinner service;

Additional: To support and demonstrate a commitment to the distinctive Catholic mission and ethos of the school.

If you feel you have the right skills and attributes we are looking for, then we will be delighted to hear from you.