Midday Assistant
Gearies Primary School, Ilford, Essex, IG2 6TF10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 6-10 hours per week – the school’s lunch period starts at 11.30am. Term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- £14.57 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Following the extension of the universal free school meals programme, we wish to employ additional midday assistants to support children during the lunch period. We are looking for people who enjoy working with children, are friendly, enthusiastic and who have lots of patience.
Successful candidates will be required to:
- Supervise children during the lunch period
- Encourage healthy-eating
- Provide support to children with special needs, under the direction of the SENCO
- Manage behaviour effectively
- Encourage safe and enjoyable play
- Cover First Aid (training provided)
If you are interested in applying for this post, please download the application pack directly from this website. Completed applications should be emailed to admin@geariesprimaryschool.co.uk by the closing date.
What the school offers its staff
We are a well-resourced school and can offer:-
- A friendly and supportive environment
- Career development opportunities
- Well-behaved pupils
- Pension scheme
- Term-time only working
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post will require an enhanced DBS check, however, disclosure of convictions, either by the applicant or as a result of the DBS check, will not necessarily exclude an individual from employment. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. References will be taken up prior to interview. We embrace diversity and promote equalities for all.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@geariesprimaryschool.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Gearies Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 904 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Gearies Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@geariesprimaryschool.co.uk
Gearies Primary School has recently been inspected by Ofsted and is outstanding in all areas. We are a school where pupils and staff thrive. This is because we have a friendly and professional environment where the opinions, ideas and thoughts of all staff are welcomed and valued.
Gearies Primary is a culturally diverse 4 form entry maintained school based in the London Borough of Redbridge, teaching children from nursery to Year 6.
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