Welfare Assistant

The Role

Burnley High School

Burnley High School was founded in 2014 in Burnley, Lancashire. It is a mainstream school for mixed pupils aged 11-16. Burnley High School is part of the Education Partnership Trust.

Values and vision:

Burnley High School promises to “transform lives” by empowering pupils to achieve their full potential. The school focuses on developing the “whole person”. Beyond academic expectations, young people also learn life skills, and their personal and social development is encouraged.

The school’s ambition is to build a life-long love of learning and a set of moral values to help pupils make a positive contribution to society. 

The Job:

Burnley High School has a new opportunity for four midday supervisors to join the school working 10 hours a week between 12pm and 2pm to cover lunchtime supervision on a term-time only basis.

What does this job do?

• To work with and supervise individuals and groups of children
• To support access to dining facilities and recreational activities, inclusive of physical and general care.
• To support the school in the management of students during lunch times.

What are the job requirements?

• Basic First Aid Training
• GCSE Maths & English -A* - C or equivalent
• Knowledge and understanding of how children develop, learn and play
• Knowledge of understanding of procedures that ensure student safety
• Experience of working with children on a voluntary or paid basis.
• Experience of working in a school.
• Have a calm approach.
• Be flexible and adaptable.
• The ability to work as part of a team and be able to respond positively to events/challenges.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish good working relationships with staff, students and parents.
• Well-motivated and work with minimum supervision
• Willingness to undertake training and learn new skills
• To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to follow the child protection procedures details in the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy.

About Us:

The Education Partnership Trust (EPT) was established in 2012 as a not-for-profit multi-academy trust and approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities.

Our pupils come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our schools and Trust stronger.

“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”

Why you should work here - benefits

• Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the Trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
• 6 sessions of free counselling including CBT, wellbeing and bereavement.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to government pension schemes.
• Free parking.
• Training and development including emerging leaders programmes.

Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com

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