Breakfast Club Assistant

St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6LA

44 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  22 April 2025

• Closing date

  10 January 2025 at 11:35am

• Date listed

  26 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 24404 - 25183

Breakfast Club Assistant job summary

Join Our Team and Make a Difference at St. Peter's Smithills Dean CE Primary School!

Are you passionate about creating a safe, welcoming, and nurturing environment for children? Ready to be part of an exciting journey as St. Peter's Smithills Dean CE Primary School continues to grow? We’re looking for a Breakfast Club Assistant to help kick-start our students' day in a positive, supportive way! This is a unique chance to make a real impact on young lives and be part of a close-knit team in a caring, community-focused school.

About the Role

Position: Breakfast Club Assistant

Location: St. Peter’s Smithills Dean CE Primary School, Limefield Road, Bolton, BL1 6LA

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

Hours: 7.5 hours per week

Salary: NJC 04 – NJC 06 (£24,404 - £25,183 per annum, pro rata)

Start Date: 22^nd April 2025

Application Deadline: January 10^th 2025 – 12 noon

In this role, you’ll be responsible for creating an engaging and safe environment where children can enjoy breakfast and social activities to prepare for the school day ahead. You’ll work closely with the school staff, ensuring a seamless transition between school and club activities while fostering strong connections with children, parents, and the community.

Why Join Us?

Impactful Work: You'll play a key role in shaping students’ morning experiences, fostering a positive start to each day.

Team Spirit: Be part of a supportive, dedicated team focused on creating a vibrant, inclusive atmosphere for all children.

Professional Growth: Gain valuable experience in childcare and education within a well-regarded school and multi-academy trust.

Community Connection: Promote and represent the club at school events and build meaningful relationships with local families.

Key Responsibilities

Provide engaging play opportunities in a safe, friendly environment.

Manage club resources, daily operations, and ensure compliance with school policies.

Prepare and serve nutritious breakfasts, ensuring health and safety guidelines are followed.

Collaborate with the school’s team to establish a common ethos and ensure continuity between school and club activities.

Foster positive relationships with parents, children, and the community.

Ideal Candidate Profile

You’re caring, organised, and passionate about working with children.

You have a knack for making mornings fun, positive, and safe.

You can handle day-to-day administration and work independently.

You’re committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare.

Visit Us!

We warmly encourage visits to the school so you can get a feel for our friendly environment and meet our team. Contact the school office to arrange a visit on 01204 333500.

Questions? 

Reach out to us at HR@fa1.uk

Join St. Peter’s Smithills Dean CE Primary School and start each day with purpose, positivity, and community spirit!

Safeguarding Statement:   

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.  

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.  

Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before appointment is confirmed.  

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 are not accepted.

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.

About St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 213 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-smithills-dean-church-of-england-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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