Breakfast Club Assistant (Level 3)

St Gerard's RC Primary School, Middlesbrough, TS8 9HU

30 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 5 hours per week Term Time Only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989 - £26,403
• Actual salary: £2,956 - £3,003

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit a creative, well organised and enthusiastic Level 3 Breakfast Club Assistant to join our current team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the care and well-being of pupils, organising suitable activities for the children who attend breakfast club, developing good personal and social skills and preparing breakfast for the children who attend our very popular wrap-around provision.

Previous experience is not necessary but you will need to be a good role model to the children, be reliable and committed and hold the relevant qualification.

The successful applicant must hold a full and relevant level 3 qualification. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification detailed in the advert.

The successful candidate will:

• Have an enthusiastic and positive personality

• Have strong strategies for promoting positive behaviour

• Be an effective communicator and work as part of a vibrant team

• Be confident when leading physical activities and have strategies that include all children

• Have a strong commitment to the school and follow the staff code of conduct

• Be able to support the personal, social and emotional development of the children

• Be able to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality

What the school offers its staff

Described as A Haven of Calm , St Gerard’s is a school that places the children at the heart of everything it does.

St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust (NPCAT), a family of 38 schools and 2 sixth forms from across the Diocese of Middlesbrough. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff, the Trust is one of the North-East’s largest Catholic Trusts.

Catholic schools are welcoming places to pupils and members of staff from all faiths and none. More than a quarter of a million pupils and almost half of teachers in Catholic schools are not of the Catholic Faith.

We offer you:

• A warm and friendly school with dedicated, supportive staff, parents and governors

• Friendly, positive and well-behaved children who enjoy learning and achieving success and are a pleasure to be around

• An inclusive school with a warm, nurturing Christian ethos through our close partnership with families, the parish and wider community.

• Opportunities for your own Continuous Professional Development.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SGER033 Breakfast Club Assistant (Level 3) - St Gerard's Catholic Primary School - 15.5.2026.pdf - 1.34 MB (opens in new tab)

About St Gerard's RC Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Gerard's RC Primary School website
• Email address: enquiries@stgerards.npcat.org.uk
• Phone number: 01642 591820
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-gerard-s-rc-primary-school

Arranging a visit to St Gerard's RC Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@stgerards.npcat.org.uk.

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