Midday Assistant - Maternity Cover

Richard de Clare Community Academy, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2JT

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 7.5 Hours per week, Monday to Friday 11.30am - 1pm Term Time Only, Fixed Term until 13th April 2027
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: Scale 2, points 2-3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Richard de Clare Community Academy is part of the Bridge Academy Trust: a collegiate and collaborative Trust, where, first and foremost, each school is a place of (high quality) learning, where young people ENJOY, ENRICH, ACHIEVE & ASPIRE. The core purpose is to provide high quality continuity of every child’s journey through education from 3 to 19, with a community and school-led school improvement approach and long-term sustainable strategy. Bridge Academy Trust is committed to its people strategy and prioritises staff’s development to ensure they too can enjoy, enrich, achieve and aspire.

About the role: 

We are looking for a reliable, caring, flexible and enthusiastic person who enjoys interacting with children to join our team.

Our school vision is ‘Dream Big, Work Hard, Believe and Achieve’ which is underpinned by our core values of being kind, safe and respectful.

We are looking to appoint an individual who can demonstrate this to the children that they interact with, whilst supporting and encouraging them to do the same.

Your primary role will be to maintain the safety, welfare and good conduct of the pupils during the lunchtime break. Duties will include supervising children in the dining hall, administering first aid (when the relevant training has been given) and supporting/engaging with children's play.

If you have the desire to learn, have a happy disposition, and enjoy playing games with children, we would love to hear from you. Please look at our website to learn more about us.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role.

What the school offers its staff

This trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful, an enhanced DBS check would besought. The Bridge Academy trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds,faithsand ethnic groups.

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

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references. Bridge Academy Trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnic groups.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Midday Assistant - Job Description.pdf - 260 KB (opens in new tab)

About Richard de Clare Community Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 364 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Richard de Clare Community Academy website
• Email address: admin@richarddeclare.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/richard-de-clare-community-academy

At Richard de Clare Community Academy we aim to ensure that all children have a happy and successful experience at our school. All that we do is underpinned by our core school rules of being kind, being safe and being respectful. We believe that all children have the right to be respected and have the responsibility to learn how to respect others.

Richard de Clare Community Academy is part of the Bridge Academy Trust: a collegiate and collaborative Trust, where, first and foremost, each school is a place of (high quality) learning, where young people ENJOY, ENRICH & ACHIEVE. The core purpose is to provide high quality continuity of every child’s journey through education from 3 to 19, with a community and school-led school improvement approach and long-term sustainable strategy

Arranging a visit to Richard de Clare Community Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@richarddeclare.com.

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