Casual Midday Assistant

Starbeck Primary Academy, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7LL

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  18 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: This is a casual post to cover staff absence as and when required (11.45am until 13.15, term time only).
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: £12.65 per hour plus holiday pay

What skills and experience we're looking for

We would like to appoint a confident, effective and highly motivated person who will make a positive contribution to the team and our children. This is a casual post to cover staff absence as and when required (11.45am until 13.15, term time only).

The role involves:

• Supervising the lunch hall, playground area, playing field, cloakrooms and classrooms etc during the lunchtime break.

• Assisting with the removal of food and equipment once pupils have eaten their lunch.

• Dealing with minor first aid incidents, following appropriate procedures for recording and reporting.

• Assisting in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies as required.

The successful candidate will be kind, caring and flexible in approach, with a professional manner and intuitive of the needs of the children.

Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an Enhanced DBS clearance is required on appointment of this post.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy)

https://www.nsat.org.uk/information-policies/item/5/policies

What the school offers its staff

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Excellent CPD opportunities

• Maternity, Shared Parental, Paternity, and Adoption pay.

• A huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers through our lifestyle benefits provider Vivup.

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

Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS Criminal check. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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03 - Job Description - CASUAL MSA - APRIL 25.pdf - 390 KB (opens in new tab)

04 - Person Specification - CASUAL MSA - APRIL 25.pdf - 242 KB (opens in new tab)

About Starbeck Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 239 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Starbeck Primary Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@nsat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/starbeck-primary-academy

Founded in the late 1800s the school is steeped in community history and continues to be at the heart of the Starbeck Community. With two attractive Victorian buildings and extensive green outdoor areas, we are blessed with wonderful learning environments for our children to begin their education and school-life. We are a good school with core strengths in personal development & well-being, music, sport and SEND. Outcomes for children during the last formal round of assessments were excellent, in the top 20% of schools nationally and with the equal highest percentage of children across all Harrogate schools achieving the expected standard.

As part of Northern Star Academies Trust, a high-performing multi-academy trust with schools in Harrogate, Skipton and Keighley, we have access to a range of expertise and educational support, including a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Centre, Maths and English Hubs and school to school support functions.

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