3 x Midday Assistant

Yew Tree Primary School, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5BJ

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  17 October 2025

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £3,627

3 x Midday Assistant job summary

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint 3 x Midday Assistants at Yew Tree Primary School, Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ.

To start: November to 31st August 2026.

Midday Assistant full-time Salary £24,627

This is a fixed-term, part-time role, 6.25 hours per week, Term Time Only with an actual salary of £3,627 - (TMBC Grade A, Points 2)

Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles at our Academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Role overview

An opportunity has arisen to join the midday team at Yew Tree Primary School.

If you are:

• Available for term-time, working over the school lunch period

• Enthusiastic about encouraging healthy lifestyles in children

• Keen to have a positive influence on young people

• A role model with a caring, inclusive approach

Key responsibilities:

• Supervise the children in the dinner hall, playground and classrooms during wet weather

• Be able to develop and maintain positive relationships

• Enjoy engaging children in a range of play activities

• To administer basic first aid and deal with sickness, in accordance with training provided. Report and record accidents as required through the associated health & safety procedures

• Have a positive approach to behaviour management and help to ensure lunchtimes remain a safe and positive experience for all children

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

The proposed timescale for the selection and interview process is as follows:

•Applications close at 09:00 on Monday 3rd November 2025 although the Trust reserve the right to close the process early if suitable candidates are identified through our selection process.

• Interviews will take place on Wednesday 5th November 2025 or before if suitable applications are received

• Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please contact Nina Ginko – Office Manager.

Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.

All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.

All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Yew Tree Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/yew-tree-primary-school-dukinfield

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