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Midday Assistant

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9DH

This job expired on 6 December 2024 – see similar jobs

Start date details
January 25
Closing date
6 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £12.26 Hourly

Midday Assistant job summary

Midday Assistant

Hours;:Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, term time only, 11:50 – 1:20pm daily

Salary: Point 2: Actual £12.26 per hour

Start Date: January start or sooner. This is a permanent position.

Closing Date: Friday 6th December 2024

Interview Date: Wednesday 11th December

We seek an energetic, positive individual, who values young people and their learning to contribute to an already highly skilled and successful team. The role involves supervising students in the dining hall and during the lunchtime play session.

We would welcome applicants who are:

Willing to work well as part of a dedicated team of both MDSAs and Teaching assistants to support lunch time play as well as undertaking supervisory activities. These activites would include:
Leading children’s games and play so that they become more physically active during our lunch hour.
Encouraging children to include each other in play
Supporting the school’s Sports Leaders to facilitate play with their peers
Helping children to resolve disagreements independently
Addressing incidents of poor behaviour choices
Familiar with the need to safeguard children and understand its importance.
Willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school.

In addition, there may also be times where the post holder may need to carry out a variety of supervisory duties that will include:

Setting up / clearing away the lunch hall.
Clear spillages and cleaning the floor.
Helping children with their lunches e.g cutting food
Encouraging children to eat their lunches
Minor first aid incidents
Other tasks as specified by the school’s leadership team or senior MDSA

We can offer a school that:

A strong and supportive ethos
Happy, enthusiastic and friendly pupils
An excellent community spirit which fosters collaboration with its parents and carers and parish.
Friendly and dedicated staff who are committed to embracing new ideas to improve teaching and learning
A supportive Trust community
An extensive programme of CPD and support.

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET) is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application and satisfactory 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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