Learning Support Assistant / Midday Meals Supervisor
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9RJThis job expired on 7 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
25 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 4, £23,500 pro rata per annum
Learning Support Assistant / Midday Meals Supervisor job summary
Learning Support Assistant / Midday Meals Supervisor
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
Salary Grade 4, £23,500 pro rata per annum
Start Date: September 2025
Contract 20hrs per week 39 weeks per year (Term Time plus 1 week) - Permanent
We are looking to recruit a Learning Support Assistant with some responsibility for EHCP pupils, some responsibility for pupils with medical needs and some whole class responsibility. The EHCP pupils may need support with communication to access learning within the classroom and to interact with their peers. This role also includes playground supervision at break and lunchtimes.
We are committed to an inclusive approach to the education of all our pupils and the successful candidate will support this approach through their role.
We are looking for an applicant who:
• has experience of working with children
• is passionate about enabling all children to achieve as well as they possibly can whatever their starting point
• has a clear idea of strategies to encourage appropriate behaviour choices and is able to apply these in a classroom situation and outside of the classroom
• will support children of all abilities
• is flexible, well-motivated and is able to work on their own initiative,
• is a good team player
• will make a positive contribution to our school community
• is willing to, or has specific experience of, working with SEND pupils
• is willing to run interventions
• is willing to attend to pupils personal needs including social, welfare and health matters
• is willing to implement actions and strategies suggested by outside agencies
Closing date for applications: 7th July 2025, 9am
Interview date: TBC
Further information about the job
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.
About St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 420 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School website
School location
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