Breakfast Club Assistant
Oakridge Community Primary School, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, TS13 5HAThis job expired on 9 February 2026 – see similar jobs
Start date details
23rd February
Closing date
9 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
20 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 3 hours per week Monday, Thursday and Friday (7:45am – 8:45am)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed Term to August 2026
Pay scale
- Grade CD
Hourly rate
- £12.85 - £13.47 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an aspiring teaching assistant or childcare student looking to develop experience working with children?
Our Opportunity
We are looking for a Breakfast Club Assistant to join our team. You will set-up and lead engaging – yet calm - activities that help transition our pupils into the school day.
Key Duties:
- Maintain a register of children
- Prepare and provide a healthy Breakfast/snacks/refreshments to the children following food hygiene practices, and clean up afterwards
- Prepare and set up room as required
- Administer basic first aid as required
- Undertake the personal care of children as required, including toileting, dressing, sickness
- Ensure the children and young persons are supervised at all times
Essential Qualifications
- Literacy skills for accurate record keeping
You will have:
- An understanding of and commitment to the provision of good quality childcare
- An understanding of food hygiene rules
- Health & safety knowledge, including lifting and handling and fire prevention
- A sound understanding of safeguarding procedures
- Knowledge of healthy eating
- Some experience of working with children in a play work or educational setting
What the school offers its staff
- A beautiful rural setting
- Strong links with the wider YEAT family of schools
- A commitment to professional development and collaboration
- A chance to make a real difference in a small, close-knit school community
Further information about the job
When applying please take into account the following:
Employment History
In line with KCSIE requirements, please complete your full employment history to ensure any gaps in your education and career history are accounted for.
Suitable References
When completing your application, please provide two employment referees. Generally, this should be your current and most recent Headteacher or line manager. Please note if your former Headteacher or line manager has since left, please use an alternative current senior staff member as they need to be in post at your former location to be able to confirm your details in full.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept personal references or personal email addresses.
Please get in touch for any queries if you are unsure.
Supporting Information
The supporting information section of your application should clearly evidence your ability to meet the requirements we have outlined in the job description & person specification. This will be used to shortlist applicants for this role and therefore it is imperative that you provide evidence as requested.
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies and process applications on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oakridge Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 31 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oakridge Community Primary School website
- Email address
- chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 01609 536 964
Oakridge is situated in the stunning environs of the village of Hinderwell, located between the North Yorkshire Moors and the North Sea Coast.
We are a designated Community Primary School, including a nursery, and we cater for children between the ages of 3 and 11. The children are organised into 2 classes: Dolphin Class for KS2 pupils and Seahorse Class for EYFS and KS1 pupils.
Arranging a visit to Oakridge Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chloe.bullen@northyorks.gov.uk.
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