Midday Assistant
Friars Primary School and Nursery, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS3 9XX14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
5 May 2026 at 1pm
Date listed
16 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,796.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Level 3, Points 3 to 5, actual salary £5,680 to £5,861
Midday Assistant job summary
About the Role
To support our midday team at Friars Primary School and to support particular children with special education needs.
The main scope of the job will be:
- To maintain the safety, welfare and good conduct of the pupils.
- To support the special educational needs of an individual child with autism.
- To attend to minor injuries applying basic first aid
- To help with other duties as necessary e.g., nappy changing, supervising play etc.
- To alert the senior leadership team of any concerns regarding a child or group of children.
- To understand and apply school policies in relation to health, safety, safeguarding, special educational needs, welfare and behaviour of pupils.
- To attend relevant training and meetings as required
- To respect confidentiality at all times.
Hours of work
11:30am to 1.30pm, Monday to Friday, totals 10 hours a week, term time only.
Information about the School
As part of Portico Academy Trust, Friars Primary School can offer you:
- A friendly and supportive atmosphere where everyone is valued and everyone matters
- A nurturing environment with wonderful children who want to learn
- High quality professional development
- Opportunities for cross phase work
- Support and collaboration across our Trust
- A well-resourced school
Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to learn more about Friars, please contact our school office who will book a time for you to come and see us. Tours of the school will be with a member of our Senior Leadership Team.
For further details, please contact HR by sending us a message through MyNewTerm or on 01702 987890 or recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
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.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Friars Primary School and Nursery
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 427 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Friars Primary School and Nursery website
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