Midday Assistant

Leigh Beck Junior School, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 7TD

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £3,862.15 - £3,862.15 Annually (Actual) Essex salary band Scale 2 points 2 to 3 £3,862.15

Midday Assistant job summary

Grade/pay range: Scale 2 - Point 3

Actual pro rata salary: £3,862.15 per annum (Actual Salary)

Working hours: 6.67 hours per week (12:00 - 13:20)

Working pattern: Part Time - term time plus 5 inset days

Leigh Beck Junior School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Midday Assistant to maintain the safety and wellbeing of the pupils during the midday lunch break.

The ideal candidate will be:

Friendly, calm and caring, able to work as part of the whole school team

Be approachable and understanding

Have excellent communication skills, use discretion and confidentiality

Promote the school in a positive manner at all times and share in the corporate responsibility for the well-being and safeguarding of all pupils.

We can offer you:

• career progression

• Unlimited access to CPD and career development through providers such as The National College and TheKey.

• a dynamic, dedicated team of teachers and support staff who want the best for their children

• enthusiastic, friendly and aspirational children who are determined to make the most of their schooling

• a vibrant and rapidly improving school with rewards and opportunities for motivated and committed individuals

• Lion Pathways Curriculum

• Employee Assistance programme for you and your immediate family

• Perks at Work discounted cinema tickets, travel

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

The Trust/School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and people, and the successful applicant must provide satisfactory references and will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure, along with all relevant safeguarding checks.

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 Leigh Beck Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 325 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Leigh Beck Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leigh-beck-junior-school

Leigh Beck Junior School is rated as a 'Good School' by Ofsted.

We are a three-form entry junior school in the heart of Canvey Island community. We are a large, vibrant junior school with an explicit emphasis on developing the whole child as a person and as a learner.

Our dedicated staff team are committed to ensuring children have a wide array of learning experiences and equip children with the knowledge, skills and values that will enable them to progress in life becoming confident and responsible local, national and global citizens, ready for the next stage of their learning and for their life.

We are a warm friendly school and team, with wonderful children and supportive parents. Children are motivated to learn, are exceptionally well behaved and deserve the best that we can give them.

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