Midday Assistant
Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HXThis job expired on 11 December 2023
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
11 December 2023 at 9am
Date listed
27 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Pathway 1 (Point 2-3) £5,153 - £5,239 (FTE £22,366 - £22,737)
Midday Assistant job summary
Midday Assistant
Contract: Part Time/Permanent
Site: Queen Katharine Academy
Hours: 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday 11.30am-1.30pm
39 weeks per annum (term time plus 1 week)
Salary: Pathway 1 (Point 2-3) £5,153 - £5,239 (FTE £22,366 - £22,737)
Closing date: 9am Monday 11th December 2023
Start date: ASAP
Please note – Thomas Deacon Education Trust withhold the right to withdraw the advert and/or interview suitable candidates before the specified closing date.
We are looking to appoint a Midday Assistant to join the team at Queen Katharine Academy to supervise students at lunchtimes.
Key Responsibilities
To supervise pupils during the lunch-time period in the Lunch Hall and/or Academy outdoor spaces
To help pupils during their lunch period enabling them to eat their lunch in the time allowed
To challenge inappropriate pupil behaviour in line with the Academy behaviour management policy
To deal with any incidents that take place during the lunchtime period, referring onto specialist staff as appropriate (e.g. first aider)
To report any incidents as appropriate
To facilitate the smooth running of the canteen, including supervising pupil behaviour and encouraging pupils to move on when finished
Promote and safeguard the welfare of all children and young people with whom contact is made in a professional context (within or outside of the Academy)
The Person
The successful candidate must
Be a team player
Be pro-active
Show initiative
Adopt a consistent approach to all students
Be flexible
Have the ability to form strong relationships with students and colleagues across the Academy.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a school within one of the well-regarded Trusts in the eastern region. The school has a great history of success and a bright and exciting future and we are looking for an ambitious and dynamic person to steer it through the next stage of its development.
Collaboration, educational research and professional development are at the core of how the schools within Thomas Deacon Education Trust work together. With a clear focus on teaching at all levels, the Trust is well placed to provide great opportunities to promote Queen Katharine Academy as a leading school and you will be given effective support to develop you personally as an outstanding member of the team.
The Trust offers:
Excellent salary package.
Fantastic training/CPD opportunities in a friendly supportive environment.
Opportunity for progression across Thomas Deacon Education Trust.
Use of Academy facilities
Local Government Pension Scheme.
An engaging, creative and welcoming environment to learners who take pride in their school.
An inclusive and collaborative approach.
A talented, highly motivated, committed and professional team of colleagues, both within the school and across the trust.
An actively supportive Local Governing Body and Trust leadership.
Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you have any questions regarding this post or would like to arrange a visit please contact the HR Team on e-mail hrteam@tdet.education.
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.
About Queen Katharine Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1675 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Queen Katharine Academy website (opens in new tab)
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