Lansdowne Primary Academy: Midday Assistant

Lansdowne Primary Academy, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7QB

39 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual Pro Rata Salary £5,555

Lansdowne Primary Academy: Midday Assistant job summary

Midday Assistant

GLC Academy: Lansdowne Primary Academy

Salary: GLC Point 10 £23,966 FTE [ Actual Pro Rata Salary £5,555]

Contract: Permanent - 1st September 2025

Working Pattern: 10 hours per week, Term time only plus inset days [44.6 weeks]

Closing Date: 28th August 2025 at 9am

Lansdowne Primary Academy is part of the Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership of one secondary academy and four primary academies located within Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary in the borough of Thurrock, to the east of London. We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we celebrate differences and pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity and is not discriminated against in any way.

We are seeking to appoint a lunchtime assistant as part of our midday team to effectively supervise pupils during the lunch period, providing a continuous presence to ensure the safety, welfare and conduct of pupils in accordance with school policy.

We are looking for someone:

To be responsible for promoting positive play experiences and opportunities for children during the lunchtime break

To encourage, support and foster positive relationships between children by providing positive and active play experiences and opportunities

To administer first aid (A first aid certificate is desirable, but training can be provided)

We can offer:

Happy, enthusiastic pupils who enjoy school

A supportive and hard-working staff team

Professional development by attending training and development opportunities when need is identified

Watch our video for an insight in to our academy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNTalGAxd8Q

You can read our latest Ofsted Report here:https://www.theglc.org.uk/page/?title=Ofsted+Reports&pid=21

Additional Benefits for Working for the GLC:

Staff well-being programme: Including access to Westfield Health Insurance

Salary Sacrifice Schemes including Cycle to work Scheme

Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and years of service

State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning

A paid 'My Day' each year

Excellent career development and training

2 week October half term break

A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching

Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff

Free Access to the Gateway Academy fitness suite

GLC Staff Nursery [Competitive rates and term time only]

The GLC embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered

We warmly welcome applicants who are interested in this position to visit our school prior to making an application.

Please contact Kathryn.Luckin@theglc.org.uk to arrange a visit.

If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website and complete an online application form.

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 Lansdowne Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 693 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lansdowne Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lansdowne-primary-academy

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