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Ref 197645
Number of Posts 1
Grade Foundation Living Wage (FLW).
Salary £12.6 an hour £24310 Pro rata
Term Part-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (1/10/2025 ) .
Hours 5.25 hours a week.
Closing Date 26/09/2025.
Location
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston, Blackpool Road, Deepdale, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6HQ (209 on roll)

Tel: 01772 795415
School website: www.st-gregorysps.co.uk
Summary
Due to a reduction in working hours for our current Welfare staff member, a vacancy has arisen for three days a week and we are seeking a dedicated Welfare Assistant to join our team.

Amongst other things, your main role will be to ensure the dinner hall experience for the children runs as smoothly as possible.

This will include activities such as:

  • Helping to set up and clear away the tables and chairs.
  • Showing children where to sit.
  • Ensuring children on school dinners have a drink.
  • Helping children cut up their food.
  • Clearing up any spillages.
  • Helping with supervising children out on the yard.
  • Ensuring children behave well at all times.
  • Developing positive relationships with all children. 

    This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis. Working hours from 11:45am - 1:30pm.

    For further information on the position please see the job description.

    Closing date: 26th September 2025 at 12pm
    Proposed interview date: 29th September 2025
    Start date: 1st October 2025

    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.

    This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro –rata basis.

    Please note that this vacancy closes at Noon on 26/09/2025

    • Essential Qualifications

    Please see the job description.

    Desirable Qualifications

    Please see the job description.

    Essential Experience

    Please see the job description.

    Desirable Experience

    Please see the job description.

    Proposed Interview Date:
    29/09/2025 
    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 form attached. . Please return completed applications via email to: hsaleh@st-gregorys-rc.lancs.sch.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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