Midday Assistant
Newhall Primary Academy, Harlow, CM17 9SF8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Permanent, part-time (9.75hrs per week) M- F 11.30am – 1.15pm, term time only (including 5 INSET Days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SCP 3 (£22,737) FTE plus Outer Fringe Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a highly motivated, dedicated and enthusiastic Midday Assistant to join our lunchtime staff team. You need to be committed to providing children with a safe and enjoyable lunchtime period. You will assist with pupils’ table manners and use of cutlery and will also be responsible for coordinating a range of interactive play activities, administering minor first aid and ensuring the welfare and safety of the pupils.
As a Midday Assistant, you will be passionate about ensuring the best outcomes for children and giving them every opportunity to succeed. We give all children the opportunity to challenge themselves through a range of tasks and activities – empowering children to take ownership and responsibility for their own learning.
Candidates should:
Have a flexible approach to working and be adaptable
Be a hardworking, team player who thrives in working with others
Display initiative and ability to work independently and as part of a team
Be creative, enthusiastic and dynamic
Be reliable with a sense of commitment
An individual that is passionate and dedicated to the profession, who puts children’s learning at the heart of what they do
Someone who is willing to contribute to an outstanding education for the community that you serve
In turn, we can offer you:
The opportunity to help continue to build and develop our team and to accentuate the ethos and culture of our school;
The opportunity to make a difference to children’s lives;
The chance for your skills to flourish and develop with practical support and encouragement;
High quality training and development through one of the country’s leading Multi-Academy Trusts;
A future career flightpath within REAch2 Academy Trust;
Friendly, supportive, enthusiastic and hardworking colleagues, staff and Governors.
If you feel you have all the necessary attributes, are highly motivated, committed to making a positive difference to children’s lives and want to be part of creating a legacy for the future – apply now! We look forward to receiving your application
What the school offers its staff
Our school opened in September 2018. We are a two-form entry primary school in Harlow, currently teaching children up to Year 5. We also have a nursery which is open all year round and takes children from 1 year to 5 years. We will continue to grow over the next year until we are at full capacity of 420 children in the main school.
Our curriculum aims to promote for all children:
A love of reading, ensuring our children are confident and fluent readers enabling them to access a range of high-quality texts and the curriculum.
The development of rich subject knowledge and vocabulary within a coherent, broad and balanced curriculum for all children.
The acquisition of skills across all areas of the curriculum and enabling children to choose and apply these in relevant situations including beyond the classroom.
A love of learning through the enrichment of the curriculum with visits and experiences to create creative, independent and confident learners.
The nurturing of positive relationships to create respectful citizens who work co-operatively with one another.
Successful lifelong learners with a high self-esteem, who can reach their full potential and are well-prepared for the next stage of their education.
We are a caring employer who invests in the future of our employees, as only through their excellence can we deliver excellence for the children and families whom we serve. To see more information about the school, please visit our website Newhall Primary Academy and Nursery
As a member of the REAch2 Trust, a national family of primary academies, Newhall Primary Academy and Nursery is committed to raising standards and achieving excellent for all pupils whatever their background or circumstance. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike. Newhall Primary Academy and Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory written references.
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.
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About Newhall Primary Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 350 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Newhall Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@reach2.org
- Phone number
- 01279 215480
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