Welfare Assistant
School Support Staff

Springwood Primary School
Craig Hall
Preston Avenue
Irlam
Salford
M44 5XB

Tel: 0161 921 2170
Email: springwoodhr@salford.gov.uk

Welfare Assistant
Working Hours: 12 hours 30 minutes per week (11.00 – 13.30) Term Time Only
Grade: £5,845 -£5,962 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed term until 21st December 2022
Closing date: Sunday 6th February 2022, 11.59pm
Short-listing: Monday 7th February 2022
Interview/ class time:  Friday 11th February 2022

Required as soon as possible

We are seeking to appoint a Welfare Assistant on a fixed term contract 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 position is based at our 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.

Applicants are encouraged to look around the school before applying. If you wish to come and look around please contact Stevie Pepper on the above number.

We would also encourage you to have a look at our school website at https://www.springwoodschool.org.uk/

The interview process will consist of a formal interview and time spent with a class over the lunch time period.

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 post is subject to a fully enhanced DBS check.

Where you have lived or worked abroad for 12 months or more, continuously or in total over the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Job Description.docx
Person Specification.docx


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.

  

About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

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, which 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
  

APPLICATION FOR THIS POSITON IS VIA GREATER JOBS ONLY 
  


Location
Springwood Primary (Craig Hall Site)
Vacancy Description
 

Springwood Primary School
Craig Hall
Preston Avenue
Irlam
Salford
M44 5XB

Tel: 0161 921 2170
Email: springwoodhr@salford.gov.uk

Welfare Assistant
Working Hours: 12 hours 30 minutes per week (11.00 – 13.30) Term Time Only
Grade: £5,845 -£5,962 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed term until 21st December 2022
Closing date: Sunday 6th February 2022, 11.59pm
Short-listing: Monday 7th February 2022
Interview/ class time:  Friday 11th February 2022

Required as soon as possible

We are seeking to appoint a Welfare Assistant on a fixed term contract 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 position is based at our 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.

Applicants are encouraged to look around the school before applying. If you wish to come and look around please contact Stevie Pepper on the above number.

We would also encourage you to have a look at our school website at https://www.springwoodschool.org.uk/

The interview process will consist of a formal interview and time spent with a class over the lunch time period.

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 post is subject to a fully enhanced DBS check.

Where you have lived or worked abroad for 12 months or more, continuously or in total over the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Job Description.docx
Person Specification.docx


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.

  

About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

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, which 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
  

APPLICATION FOR THIS POSITON IS VIA GREATER JOBS ONLY