Midday Assistant

Pinfold Primary School, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 3NL

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  18 December 2025

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  18 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £4,352

Midday Assistant job summary

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Midday Assistant at Pinfold Primary School, Hattersley Road, Hyde, SK14 3NL.

Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles

at our academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Details about the role:

To start January 2026

Midday Assistant full-time Salary £24,413

The role is permanent, part-time 7.5 hours per week, Term Time Only, with an actual salary £4,352 (Grade A Point 2)

Pinfold Primary School is looking to appoint a permanent Midday Assistant.

You will be required to supervise and assist pupils during lunchtimes, both in the dining hall and during outside play.

The successful candidates need to be of a caring nature, patient and friendly with a consistent approach when dealing with behaviour. Previous experience is not essential but would be an advantage

We can offer you:

• a warm and welcoming school environment

• friendly, enthusiastic and well-behaved children

Pinfold Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidelines, online search checks may be completed on candidates.

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person specification.

For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

The proposed timescale for the selection and interview process is as follows:

• Applications close @ 12:00 on Monday 5th January 2026 although the Trust reserve the right to close the process early if suitable candidates are identified through our selection process.

• Interviews will take place on Friday 16th January 2026.

• Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk

and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to

Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.

Please note we may close the advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so if you are interested in applying, please do so as soon as you are able.

All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.

All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Pinfold Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 420 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pinfold Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pinfold-primary-school-hyde

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