WELFARE ASSISTANTS

Ref 195988
Number of Posts 2
Grade Grade 6 Point 19.
Salary £16.1 an hour £31067 Pro-Rata
Term Part-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (ASAP ) .
Hours 6.25 hours a week.
Closing Date 02/05/2025.
Location
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, BB7 2BA (1475 on roll)

Tel: 01200 423118
School website: www.crgs.org.uk
Summary
2 x WELFARE ASSISTANTS
6.25 hours weekly – 12:25pm to 1:40pm

Monday to Friday - Term Time Only
Grade 6 (Point 19) - £16.10 per hour

Two Welfare Assistants are required to ensure the supervision, safety and welfare of students during the mid-day break in the dining areas, classrooms, outside grounds and circulation areas. As a valued member of our lunchtime supervision team you will receive training, on-going support, a competitive salary and membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme.  

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a mixed selective 11-18 Single Academy Trust.  The school is not only a historic school but also one which is forward-thinking, welcoming and responsive. We have two sites in Clitheroe, half a mile apart. Our York Street site is home to the thriving and vibrant Sixth Form with over 667 students on roll. Our Chatburn Road site is where our heavily over-subscribed Main School is located; we currently have 808 Main School students on roll, set to increase to 900 by September 2027 taking capacity to 1,613 students.

The school is a centre of excellence and one of the highest achieving schools in the country, we were judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in November 2022.  Our school is renowned for high quality teaching and learning, outstanding pastoral care and extensive extra-curricular provision.

Application packs can be downloaded from our website: http://www.crgs.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/ with completed application forms should be returned by email to: bursar@crgs.org.uk

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 2nd May 2025 and interviews are expected to take place week commencing 5th May 2025.   

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note that, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, 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.

Please note that this vacancy closes at 12 Noon on 02/05/2025
Essential Qualifications
  • Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships and relate well to children and/or young people
  • Knowledge of and commitment to comply with policies and legislation relating to child protection, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
    • Desirable Qualifications
  • First Aid Qualified
  • Full driving licence

    • Essential Experience
  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of information received and processed with discretion
  • A commitment to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people
  • A commitment to sustain regular attendance at work with a flexible approach to working hours

  • Commitment to undertake relevant training

    • Desirable Experience
  • Experience of working within a school
  • Experience of working with children and/or young people

    • 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

    Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

    Address: Application packs can be downloaded from our website: http://www.crgs.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/ . Completed application forms should be returned by email to: bursar@crgs.org.uk
    Positive about Disabled People 

    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.

    Disability Confident employer Lancashire County Council

    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.

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