Welfare Assistant

About this Role

Salary: SCP 3 £5,603

Working Pattern: 10 Hrs per week Mon-Fri 11:30-13:30

Required From: September 2026

Contract: Fixed Term

Employer: Epworth Education Trust

Based at: Bedford Hall Methodist School

Responsibilities

• Ensure pupils wash and dry their hands before taking a meal.
• Ensure orderly conduct, queuing and controlled dispersal of pupils in the dining room.
• Provide social training for pupils, for example, table manners and the correct use of cutlery.
• Clear up spillages on tables and the floor or the dining room where a pupil has been sick or spilt his/her meal.
• Assist in taking food to the tables if so required.
• Assist younger pupils in cutting up food.
• Ensure that crockery, beakers, cutlery and trays are taken to the returns area.
• Assist in the scraping of plates.
• Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities.
• Provide regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress and problems.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
• Prevent pupils from taking any action that might result in injury to themselves or other pupils.
• Ensure that pupils make proper use of toilets and cloakrooms.
• Ensure that pupils do not leave the school grounds without approval.
• Be aware of emergency procedures eg. fire drill / lockdown and know what action to take.
• Supervise children in designated areas other than the playground during bad weather.
• Report all accidents and incidents to the designated member of staff as required by the school.
• Be a positive role model at all times.

Benefits

• Supportive parents and a welcoming local community.
• A strong and supportive leadership team with a clear sense of strategic vision.
• A supportive and highly committed staff with high expectations, who are willing to help each other.
• Well resourced, safe and stimulating learning environments.
• Strong working partnerships within the Trust.
• Pupils with positive attitudes to learning, who are hardworking, caring and proud to attend their school.
• The opportunity to make a difference.
• An enthusiastic and supportive Governing Body.
• The support of a strong and skilled Trust Central Team.
• Pension scheme.
• Wellbeing Day.
• Tech and Cycle salary sacrifice schemes as well as other discount schemes.
• Access to Employment Assistance Programme.
• Access to training opportunities and professional development.

Safeguarding and Equality

This post involves working with children, young people or vulnerable adults and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures. Epworth Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At the Epworth Education Trust we recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We work to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice. The procedures contained in our Safeguarding Policy apply to all staff, volunteers and governors.

We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.