Welfare Assistant

The Olive School, Preston; Preston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The Olive School, Preston is seeking a caring individual to foster a supportive learning environment and place learners’ welfare at the heart of our community.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with good organisational and technical skills, able to problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children.
• An understanding of and ability to implement Health and Safety standards in an educational environment.
• An understanding of importance of the school meal for pupils and the importance of the midday break as a social and educational period.
• The ability to deal with pupils in a fair, patient and firm manner.
• The ability to liaise with both the support staff and teaching staff at the school and to work with others as a team.

Job description

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to help foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our young people. Your experience of pastoral care will place our learners’ welfare at the heart of the school.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

You will have:

• Experience of working with children.
• An understanding of and ability to implement Health and Safety standards in an educational environment.
• An understanding of importance of the school meal for pupils and the importance of the midday break as a social and educational period.
• The ability to deal with pupils in a fair, patient and firm manner.
• The ability to liaise with both the support staff and teaching staff at the school and to work with others as a team.