Mid Day Assistant

Glazebury Church of England Primary School, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 5LZ

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  19-10/2026

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £4,562.40 - £4,562.40 Annually (Actual)

Mid Day Assistant job summary

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POST Midday supervisory assistants are responsible, under the direction of the Headteacher for helping with the care and supervision of children in the school during the midday period, between morning and afternoon lessons. The work will be carried out in the dining room, school or playgrounds. The exact duties will be laid down by the Headteacher in accordance with the specific needs of the school, but these will normally include:

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Dining room - Care and Supervision of Children including:

Control of groups or queues waiting for service in accordance with school organisations

Supervision and control of table behaviour, assisting children where necessary

Assistance with food distribution - particularly dispersed dining

Supervision or assistance with service

Supervision of return of dirty dishes

Supervision of hygiene

Playground and other Areas:

Supervision of hand washing;

Care and supervision of children in playgrounds and other parts of the school, including toilets

Group activities e.g. round games, singing games, skipping, ball playing etc

Use of school resources to be agreed with Headteacher, e.g. use of paper, paint, pencils, etc.

SUPPORT FOR THE PUPIL

Establish good working relationships with pupils

Promote self-esteem and independence, employing strategies to recognise and reward achievement within established school procedure.

Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.

Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by other adults and children.

SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER

Communicate with other members of staff as need to support school policies

Be responsible for keeping and updating records in agreed format with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested.

Promote positive values attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy.

Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher within role/responsibility and participate in feedback sessions/meetings with parents under teacher’s supervision.

SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL

Be aware of and comply with school policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality, behaviour and data protection. Report all concerns to the appropriate person (as named in the policy concerned).

First Aid - responsible for rendering first aid in the case of a simple accident or for calling assistance in more serious cases- ALL accidents are to be recorded in the accident book

Assist in the specific medical and care needs of children when specific training has been undertaken.

NOTE:

Notwithstanding the details in this job description, the jobholder will undertake such duties as may be determined by the Headteacher from time to time up to or on a level consistent with the principal responsibilities of the job

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.

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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 Glazebury Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 123 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Glazebury Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/glazebury-church-of-england-primary-school

“Growing together at the heart of God’s Community”
“ Love never fails” 1 Corinthians 13:8
Our mission: to promote a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment, where children are encouraged to flourish, reaching their full potential, whilst recognizing their own self-worth.
Through our broad, balanced, and enriching curriculum, we aim to affirm the partnership of home, school, parish, and wider community. From this strong foundation our children will be encouraged to build on our core Christian values of LOVE and WISDOM, developing appreciation of the resources around us, with particular emphasis on respecting the differing world view of others.
Our school is a popular and successful school. As a Church of England school our Christian values underpin all that we do, and we have close links with local churches. We joined LDST in December 2018 to deepen these links and to continue to improve the education we provide to our children.
We are very proud of our 2023 OFSTED where we were rated as Good with outstanding Personal development. “ a small school with a big HEART” This rating rewards the hard work and commitment of our staff to school improvement. We will continue improving and reach our goal of being Outstanding, so that all our children reach their full potential.
Our staff are committed to raising standards for all pupils. They pride themselves on working effectively together and in partnership with parents, to provide a caring and supportive learning environment.
We want children to enjoy their education and develop an enthusiasm for learning. To facilitate this, we take full advantage of our fantastic surroundings including; our garden area, playground equipment, and wonderful field. By integrating these into learning we provide a range of rewarding learning experiences that encourage, challenge and extend the abilities of our children.
We are proud of our school and encourage you to visit our website, which we hope will give you a real insight into what makes us a truly successful and happy school.

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