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  • Job start date

    1 January 2025

  • Closing date

    8 December 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    28 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: Monday to Friday, 7.15am to 8.45am. Term time only (38 weeks)

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£4,762.40 - £4,834.92. Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

Hours: 8.75 per week. Term time only (38 weeks)

Start date: January 2025

Band: 1, points 2 - 3

Salary: £24,362 - £24,733 full time equivalent including fringe allowance (pro-rata)

Actual salary: £4,762.40 - £4,834.92. Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience

Working pattern: Monday to Friday 7:15am to 8:45am


Enjoy working with children? We are looking for a caring, reliable and enthusiastic Breakfast Club Assistantto join our friendly team at Hilltop Junior School in Wickford, Essex.

You will help create a safe, fun environment for our children who attend by assisting with leading activities and games, managing behaviour and preparing and helping children with their breakfast choices.

Other duties include attendance record keeping, handling money and administering first aid when required and pastoral care.

Application forms are also available to collect from the school office.

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact Suzanne Cullinane, School Business Manager: hilltopjun.admin@heartsacademy.uk or 01268 734649

For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/

How to apply 

Please visit our website for full details and to download a HEARTS application form: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/

It is very important that the HEARTS application form is completed in full, particularly section F which refers to references. We must have the full contact details of two referees, including their name, address, telephone number and email address.

Please note that we will write to the Headteacher for all education references. Incomplete application forms will not be considered.

CVs are not accepted.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date should we have enough suitable applications, therefore we advise applying early.

HEARTS Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any applicant on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. For this reason, all application forms are anonymised before shortlisting takes place to ensure applicants are considered only on the relevant qualifications, skills and experience that are profiled on the application form and personal statement.

If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you. 

What the school offers its staff

Why choose HEARTS Academy Trust as your new employer?

The HEARTS way of working is based on our values of happiness, self-esteem, achievement, respect and responsibility, truth and service, all of which are embedded within each of our schools.   

HEARTS Academy Trust offers a comprehensive rewards and benefits package to all colleagues, including but not limited to:

  • Pension schemes (LGPS/TPS) 

  • Professional development opportunities 

  • Access to our trust Counsellor 

  • Access to our Mental Health First Aid team 

  • Additional week’s leave during October 

  • Excellent CPD opportunities with purposeful training, including trust-wide twilights 

  • Supportive leadership and opportunities to collaborate across the trust  

  • On request, and if appropriate, flexible working 

HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. 

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

All applicants can view a copy of our Records Retention Policy on the Trust website, the policy sets out how we will gather, process and hold personal data of individuals during and after the recruitment process.

For further information about the HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website at: http://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview.

A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/policies

For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk

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About Hilltop Junior School

School type
Academy, ages 7 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
372 pupils enrolled
Age range
7 to 11
Phone number
01268 734649

Hilltop Juniors is a school that puts children first. We are a high achieving, oversubscribed school and have high expectations for all.

Hilltop Junior School has recently been graded as "good" by Ofsted and shortlisted as TES Primary School of the year.

We are well served by transport links and are close to major road networks.

Hilltop Junior School is part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a trust of local schools that has the values of happiness, achievement, self-esteem, respect & responsibility, truth, spirituality & service. The trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar consists of 184 contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.

The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview.

A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/policies

We can offer you:

- access to the HEARTS Extra Programme (Rewards and Benefits)

- an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including trust-wide twilights throughout the year

- a two-week October half-term

- supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils

- a highly effective learning environment

- a responsive and involved leadership team

- an 80:20 teaching model (4-day teaching week where all teachers receive an additional 10% non-contact (PPA) time each week as part of the trust policy)

- a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values

- access to our school counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions

For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk

Arranging a visit to Hilltop Junior School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@heartsacademy.uk.

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