Midday Assistant

Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0DF

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  4th January 2027

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £3,578.66 - £3,830.66 Annually (Actual)

Midday Assistant job summary

Midday Assistant
Salary: Band A Point 1 - Point 6: (£3,578.66 - £3,830.66 actual salary per annum)

Monday - Friday:
6 hours 15 minutes per week
(1 hour 15 minutes per day between the hours of 11.30am and 1:15pm-actual start time will depend on Year Group)

37 weeks of the year - term time only

Fixed Term to 31st August 2027

Start Date: 4th January 2027

Stanford-le-Hope Primary School is seeking a dedicated Midday Assistant to join our supportive and dynamic team. This role is essential in ensuring a safe, positive, and engaging environment for our pupils during lunchtimes. Flexibility will be required on the specific working pattern due to the differing lunch time for certain year groups.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and interact with children in the playground and dining hall.
• Encourage healthy eating and good table manners.
• Escort pupils between dining and play areas.
• Provide basic first aid and maintain accurate records.
• Foster a happy, secure, and inclusive lunchtime experience.

Stanford-le-Hope Primary School is a member of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the school’s Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

In return for your hard work, you will receive:

• 2-week October half term
• Support from highly experienced SLT members, and the wider trust network and collaboration with our other schools
• Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
• Recognition of continuous service 
• Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
• Fully subsidised Employee Assistance Programme  
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
• National Conditions of Service
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

If you feel you could make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school. For more information speak to Liz Anderson at hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648901

Stanford-le-Hope Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

If you would like to be considered for this post, please apply now.

Closing date: Friday 20th November 2026 at 9.00 am
Interview date: Thursday 26th November 2026

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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 Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 438 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stanford-le-hope-primary-school

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