Job description
Full – Time Secondary Welfare Support Assistant – Fareham, Hampshire
Passionate About Student Wellbeing? Join a School Community That Values Care and Connection!
GSL Education are currently seeking a full-time Welfare Support Assistant to join a supportive secondary school in Fareham. This meaningful role begins immediately, term-time only schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm, and offers a beautifully competitive annual salary ranging from £21,500 to £24,500, depending on experience. If you’re someone with a background in youth work, social care, or pastoral support, this is your chance to make a genuine difference in young lives.
Responsibilities:
- Supporting students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs across the school.
- Being part of the on-call welfare team, helping to de-escalate and support students in need.
- Working closely with teaching staff and pastoral leaders to implement positive interventions.
- Promoting emotional wellbeing and providing students with a safe and inclusive environment.
- Maintaining accurate records and contributing to students’ progress and development plans.
Requirements:
- Experience in a relevant field such as youth work, social care, pastoral care, or similar.
- Empathy, patience, and a strong ability to build positive relationships with young people.
- A proactive, resilient approach with excellent communication skills.
- Have an updated CV and an enhanced DBS registered to the update service (or be willing to apply for one).
Benefits:
- Term-time only schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm.
- Opportunity to grow within a nurturing team environment.
- Pathways for professional development and training.
If you are an enthusiastic and compassionate ‘Secondary Welfare Support Assistant’ ready to inspire and support students in their learning journey, we encourage you to apply and join our client school in Fareham!
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across the UK.
For more information or to register your interest in the ‘Secondary Welfare Support Assistant’ in a secondary schoolrole, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.