WELFARE ASSISTANT
| Ref | 177121D |
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| Number of Posts | 3 |
| Grade | Foundation Living Wage. |
| Salary | £12 an hour £23152 term time only |
| Term | Part-time. |
| Perm / FTC | Permanent. |
| Required | (ASAP ) . |
| Hours | 20 hours a week. |
| Closing Date | 08/07/2024. |
Job Description (71 KB)
- Location
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The Loyne Specialist School, Sefton Drive, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2PZ (113 on roll)
Tel: 01524 64543
School website: www.loyneschool.org.uk - Summary
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The Loyne Specialist School is an incredibly successful special school rated by Ofsted as Outstanding for five consecutive inspections. We are a highly specialist school with a passion for providing the very best education to children and young people from the ages of 4 to 19. All of our young people have learning difficulties, some learners also have physical and sensory impairments. We also have an onsite independent Post 19-25 provision, ' Grizedale Centre' that offers adult placements to some leavers from the Loyne School.
We are now seeking to recruit 3 enthusiastic, caring and committed Welfare Assistants to join our welcoming team. We are searching for people with a positive work ethos and a passion for working with children and young people with special needs and disabilities.
The role involves feeding, supervision at lunch time (including play supervision), toileting and attending to the personal care and hygiene needs of our children and young adults. In addition, other duties that are commensurate to the grade of the role to support pupils and the class team will be directed by the teacher.
The hours of work are Monday to Friday during term time from 10.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.
- Essential Experience
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Experience of working with or caring for children or young people.
- Desirable Experience
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Supporting and caring for children/adults with SEND
- For an informal discussion please contact:
- Please contact the school office on 01524 64543
- Equal Opportunities statement
- 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.
Additional Info
Application Form (360 KB)Applications and further details are available from/returnable to
| Address: | Please download the application form or call the school office on 01524 64543. Alternatively, please email the School Business Manager, Anna Bradley at a.bradley@loyne.lancs.sch.uk. Please return your completed application form to the school or email to the School Business Manager, Anna Bradley, at a.bradley@loyne.lancs.sch.uk |
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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.