Midday Assistant

Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 9PH

21 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 September 2025

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: (7.5 hours a week)
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: Grade 3 (SCP 4 to SCP 5) pro-rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Permanent, part-time (7.5 hours)

Salary: Grade 3 (SCP 4 to SCP 5) pro-rata

Closing Date: 10 October 2025

Required to start as soon as possible

Meadowside Community Primary & Nursery School

Clough Avenue Warrington WA2 9PH

Telephone: 01925 632705

Email: office@meadowside.tcat.uk.com

Headteacher l: Mrs C. Curtis

The Governors at Meadowside Primary & Nursery School wish to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and committed mid-day assistant. We are looking for someone to join our team who can engage, empathise with and support our children during their lunch time.

You will be required:

To assist with the supervision of pupils whilst they are eating.
To support the general supervision of pupils to and from dining hall and other designated areas.
To supervise pupils in the playground and undertake appropriate playground activities.
To carry out some general cleaning duties in the hall such as wiping tables and brushing the floor.

Advice, guidance, and training on working with children will be given. Meadowside is a happy, thriving school with high standards and a hardworking team of practitioners.

Applicants should be supportive of the school’s ethos and team approach.

Application forms and further details are available via the school website.

Closing date: 10 October 2025.

Interviews: w/c 17 October 2025.

The Challenge Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. Meadowside Primary & Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to enhanced disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details can be found on https://homeoffice.gov.uk/agenciespublic-bodies/dbs

What the school offers its staff

Advice, guidance, and training on working with children will be given. Meadowside is a happy, thriving school with high standards and a hardworking team of practitioners.

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.