Midday Assistant

Great Sankey Primary School, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1SB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  2 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Permanent, part-time (6.25 hours p/w - 1.25 hours per day)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: Grade 3 (SCP 4 £12.65 per hour)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Headteacher and Governors at Great Sankey Primary School wish to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed midday assistant. We are looking for someone to join our team who can engage, empathise with and support children during their lunch hour from Reception to Year 6.

You will be required:

• to assist with the supervision of pupils whilst they are eating.
• To assist with the general supervision of pupils to and from the dining hall and other designated areas.
• to supervise pupils in the playground and undertake appropriate playground activities.
• to clean the hall following lunches, including cleaning and putting away tables, brushing and mopping floors.

Advice, guidance and training on working with children will be given.

What the school offers its staff

At The Challenge Academy Trust, we are building a culture that champions better work and working lives across the Trust; a framework to support and develop our workforce from ‘hire to retire’. We are committed to providing a workload that is fair and reasonable, work environment where employee health and wellbeing are actively supported and promoted and structured personal and professional development.  

Our staff offer also includes:  

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme / Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

• An Occupational Sick Pay Scheme (entitlements based on service).  

• Access to TCAT+ our Reward & Wellbeing platform, including access to retailer discounts, a car lease scheme, discounted healthcare cash plan, cycle to work scheme and online resources to support physical, emotional, professional, financial and social wellbeing.  

• Access to a comprehensive CPD framework through ‘Education Connect’, our professional development arm, and online resources from the National College’.  

The Challenge Academy Trust is committed to promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer, and our employment policies, procedures and practices are regularly reviewed to ensure compliance with legislation.  We are committed to creating a workplace culture that is inclusive, positive, and fair with opportunity for all.    

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

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About Great Sankey Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 354 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Great Sankey Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: admin@greatsankeyprimary.tcat.uk.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-sankey-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Primary and Nursery School, part of The Challenge Academy Trust.

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