Lunchtime Organiser

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Manchester, M22 5EU

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP from 28/04/25

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 April 2025

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: £23,656.00 - £23,656.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £4,249 (Grade 1 scp 2)

Lunchtime Organiser job summary

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust wish to appoint a Lunchtime Organiser at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy on a fixed-term basis to supervise pupils in the dining areas and elsewhere as required by the Headteacher.

The hours of work will be 1.5 per day Monday to Friday, starting at 11:30am.

The main duties of the role are:

To help create a positive atmosphere so that the meal and lunchtime recreation is a pleasant experience for the students and staff

To take students who have minor accidents for first aid where necessary, and if first aid is not necessary, to comfort and reassure them

To ensure that all health and safety and safeguarding procedures are followed correctly

The successful candidate will:

Establish a good rapport with the students in your care

Be professional, friendly, patient and understanding towards the pupils

Be flexible, motivated and able to follow instructions, remaining calm in difficult circumstances

Be able to adapt and respond appropriately to challenging situations

Be open to new ideas, committed to working as part of a team and of course have a good sense of humour

Have strong moral and ethical principles and values

We can offer the successful candidate:

An opportunity to work within a welcoming and enthusiastic environment with wonderful children, supportive staff, governors and parents

Close links and group support from the other schools in this forward-thinking Catholic multi-academy trust at this exciting time in our development

An opportunity to be part of a team of dedicated, talented and hardworking individuals

Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme which is one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of 18.5%

A true commitment to Continuing Professional Development with access to a library of on-line training courses and fully accredited qualifications and opportunities to access other relevant paid training

A range of employee benefits which support your well-being that includes:

o A confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is extended to members of your family

o A Health Cash Plan which is paid for by the Trust and gives access to a range of benefits which include covering the costs towards optical, dental, alternative therapy treatments, health screening and discounted gym memberships and a large range of retail discounts. Some benefits are also available to family members

o Flu vaccination clinics

o Eyecare vouchers

If you would like to apply for the position, please click on the 'Apply Now' button to tell us how you would be the ideal candidate and meet the criteria for the role.

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, religion, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex and sexual orientation.

The Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks, satisfactory references, satisfactory online/social media checks and appropriate overseas checks and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Applicants are advised that schools and colleges designated with a religious character in England and Wales are permitted by law to require certain posts to be filled by practising Catholics or individuals who hold a Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies. Where it is not a requirement of the role to be a practising Catholic, applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.

It is not a requirement of this role to be a practising Catholic and therefore, applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.

Please note CVs and agency referrals will not be accepted.

Commitment to safeguarding

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 235 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-elizabeth-s-catholic-primary-school-m22-5eu

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