Welfare Assistant

Lytham St Annes High School; Lytham Moss; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

Lytham St Annes High School is hiring a Welfare Assistant for 17.5 hours per week during term time plus 5 INSET days, paid at the Foundation Living Wage (£13.45 per hour). You will supervise students during breaks and lunchtimes, support safety and welfare, and collaborate with duty staff and the Catering Team to maintain a safe, welcoming environment.

The role requires an approachable, calm, and team‑oriented individual who can build positive relationships with secondary students, reinforce

Qualifications

• Experience or familiarity with working with young people is desirable.
• Ability to reinforce school behaviour expectations and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Supervising students during break and lunchtime, inside and outside.
• Help manage student queues and encourage appropriate behaviour.
• Build positive, respectful relationships with students.
• Promote and reinforce school expectations around behaviour, health and safety and welfare.
• Help students sit appropriately, tidy up, and maintain clean standards.
• Respond to spillages and maintain a safe, pleasant environment.

Skills

Approachable

Calm under pressure

Team player

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Welfare Assistant

17.5 hours per week | Term time plus 5 INSET days | Foundation Living Wage currently £13.45 per hour

Are you approachable, calm and confident working with young people? Do you enjoy being part of a team and helping to create a safe, positive and well‑organised environment for students?

We are looking for a reliable and committed Welfare Assistant to support the safety, welfare and good conduct of our students during busy break and lunchtime periods.

Working alongside duty staff, the Catering Team and other school colleagues, you will help supervise students and promote positive behaviour while contributing to a safe, welcoming and enjoyable environment.

A day in your role could see you:

1. Supervising students during break and lunchtime, both inside school and in outside student areas.
2. Helping to manage student queues and encouraging students to behave appropriately.
3. Building positive and respectful relationships with students.
4. Promoting and reinforcing the school's expectations around behaviour, health and safety and student welfare.
5. Helping students to sit appropriately, clear away after themselves and maintain acceptable standards of behaviour.
6. Helping to maintain a safe and pleasant environment by responding to spillages and picking up litter when necessary.

What we're looking for

You’ll be approachable and confident in establishing positive and respectful relationships with secondary school‑age students. You’ll be able to reinforce appropriate standards of behaviour consistently and support the safety, welfare and good conduct of students during busy break and lunchtime periods.

You’ll be a positive team player who can work effectively with colleagues, while also being able to use your own initiative and respond calmly and appropriately to everyday situations involving students.

Previous experience of working with or supervising children or young people would be helpful, as would and an awareness of safeguarding responsibilities, but these are not essential as training will be given.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who takes pride in helping to create a safe, clean and positive environment and who understands the importance of providing appropriate supervision and support for young people during the school day.

Closing date: Wednesday 14th October

Interviews: Friday 6th November

Our commitment to a safe and respectful environment

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We do not tolerate discrimination and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We provide equal access, services, and care regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity/expression/trans status, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. This includes a zero‑tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind. We believe that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace and online community free from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination. We encourage open communication, provide clear reporting mechanisms for misconduct, and conduct thorough investigations. We expect everyone interacting with us to uphold these standards.

All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self‑declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self‑declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children; anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.