Welfare Assistant
School Support Staff

SPRINGWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRESTON AVENUE
IRLAM
M44 5XB

3x Welfare Assistants
Grade: 1A, £3,507 - £3,577 per annum
Working Hours: 7.5 hours per week, 11:45am - 1:15pm, term-time only
Contract Type: Fixed term till 31st August 2021
Closing Date: 4th January 2021

Telephone:  0161 921 2170

Email: springwoodhr@salford.gov.uk

 

Required as soon as possible
We are seeking to appoint three temporary Welfare Assistants to join our team.

Springwood is a large primary age Special School (250 pupils aged 2 – 11) based over two sites, which caters for pupils with moderate, severe and complex needs and also pupils on the Autistic Spectrum. This post is to be based at the Irlam Craig Hall Site.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large and lively school and be part of its future developments.  The school was inspected in January 2019 and was judged to be Good in all areas.

Due to the current coronavirus outbreak, applicants are unable to look around the school before applying. However, you are encouraged to take a look at our school website, which may be found at https://www.springwoodschool.org.uk/

The interview process will consist of a formal interview which will be conducted via a zoom video call.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Please be aware overseas checks will be required if you have lived or worked abroad continuously or in total for 3 months or more over the last 5 years, or 12 months or more over the last 10 years, whilst aged 16 or over. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants .

Job Description.doc
Person Specification.doc
Why work for Team Salford.pdf

Shortlisting Date: 5th January 2021
Interview Date: 8th January 2021 via Zoom call

Please note shortlisted candidates references will be requested prior to interview

Safe working
We are a Covid-safe organisation and you will have an individual risk assessment when you join the organisation to ensure we effectively support your health and wellbeing throughout your employment. 

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester these include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion  

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found  at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr   .   
Location
Springwood Primary (Craig Hall Site)
Vacancy Description
 
SPRINGWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRESTON AVENUE
IRLAM
M44 5XB

3x Welfare Assistants
Grade: 1A, £3,507 - £3,577 per annum
Working Hours: 7.5 hours per week, 11:45am - 1:15pm, term-time only
Contract Type: Fixed term till 31st August 2021
Closing Date: 4th January 2021

Telephone:  0161 921 2170

Email: springwoodhr@salford.gov.uk

 

Required as soon as possible
We are seeking to appoint three temporary Welfare Assistants to join our team.

Springwood is a large primary age Special School (250 pupils aged 2 – 11) based over two sites, which caters for pupils with moderate, severe and complex needs and also pupils on the Autistic Spectrum. This post is to be based at the Irlam Craig Hall Site.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large and lively school and be part of its future developments.  The school was inspected in January 2019 and was judged to be Good in all areas.

Due to the current coronavirus outbreak, applicants are unable to look around the school before applying. However, you are encouraged to take a look at our school website, which may be found at https://www.springwoodschool.org.uk/

The interview process will consist of a formal interview which will be conducted via a zoom video call.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Please be aware overseas checks will be required if you have lived or worked abroad continuously or in total for 3 months or more over the last 5 years, or 12 months or more over the last 10 years, whilst aged 16 or over. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants .

Job Description.doc
Person Specification.doc
Why work for Team Salford.pdf

Shortlisting Date: 5th January 2021
Interview Date: 8th January 2021 via Zoom call

Please note shortlisted candidates references will be requested prior to interview

Safe working
We are a Covid-safe organisation and you will have an individual risk assessment when you join the organisation to ensure we effectively support your health and wellbeing throughout your employment. 

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester these include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion  

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found  at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr   .