Breakfast Club Assistant

The Downs Primary School and Nursery, Harlow, Essex, CM20 3RB

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  2 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £4,449.71 Annually (Actual)

Breakfast Club Assistant job summary

BREAKFAST CLUB ASSISTANT REQUIRED

Do you like working with children and want to make a difference by setting children up for a positive start to their school day?

We are looking for someone who:

- Can work well with other adults

- Can relate well to children and support them in joining in with different fun and engaging activities

- Can model our school values as a positive role model to our children

You would be responsible for:

- Helping to set up the breakfast club hall

- Ensuring the area is safe for children

- Supporting children to eat a healthy breakfast

- Preparing and serving basic foods

- Planning and delivering activities and games with the children

7.5 hours per week (07:30am - 09:00am)

38 working weeks (43.5 paid weeks)

Salary: Scale 3 Point 5 - £4,449.71 pro rata per annum (fringe allowance included)

Closing date: Thursday 2nd July 2026

Interviews: W/C 6th July 2026

‘PCLC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure Barring Service’

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 The Downs Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Academies, None, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 402 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Downs Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-downs-primary-school-and-nursery-harlow

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