Extended Day Support Assistant

Orion Mead Road, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6AD

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  31 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £6,646.94 - £6,646.94 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale 4 Point 8

Extended Day Support Assistant job summary

The role involves supervising pupils during activities, snack times and transitions while ensuring their health, safety and safeguarding at all times. It includes helping to organise and lead age‑appropriate activities that promote cooperation, positive interaction and inclusion, as well as managing behaviour in line with the school’s policy using calm, consistent and positive approaches. The post holder also supports daily operations by setting up and clearing resources and maintaining accurate attendance records, while building strong relationships with pupils, staff and parents and reporting any welfare concerns to the safeguarding lead.

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 Orion Mead Road

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 79 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orion Mead Road website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mead-road-infant-school

Mead Road Infant School is a unique infant school set in the middle of beautiful grounds in the heart of Chislehurst.

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