Midday Assistant

Rise Park Junior School, Romford, Essex, RM1 4UD

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £3,611.00 - £3,662.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 2, Point 3-4

Midday Assistant job summary

Rise Park Academies is part of the Success for All Educational Trust, where children are well behaved and keen to learn. Staff are friendly and supportive within a welcoming, aspirational environment.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic midday assistant to join our successful school to work with KS2 children during the lunch break.

The successful candidate will be:

• Able to develop positive relationships with pupils and use a variety of strategies to keep pupils engaged;

• Proactive, flexible, well-organised and willing to work collaboratively with other colleagues;

• Able to contribute to ensuring lunchtime is a safe and enjoyable experience for all pupils;

• Warm and caring, developing positive relationships with pupils;

• Proactive in promoting social skills and collaboration amongst children;

• Flexible and willing to take on a range of roles and responsibilities.

• Follow the schools’ key policies and procedures;

We can offer:

• A well-resourced environment

• A cohesive and enthusiastic staff team

• Polite and motivated pupils

• Support and commitment to continuing professional development

• A positive, engaged wider school community.

As an employee, you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programmes provided through the Health Assured and Medicash organisations. This includes;

• Access 24 hours a day to a GP helpline where you can have a telephone conversation for you and close relatives
• Access to Physiotherapy and alternative therapies*
• Chiropody*
• Optical support*
• Dental treatment*
• Access to a counselling service
• Weight Management Programme
• Support for stress management
• Lifestyle Screening
• Relationship Counselling
• Long-term condition support - support for you and family members where you or a member of your family is suffering from a long-term condition such as cancer, Multiple Sclerosis or Motor Neurones disease. This list is not exhaustive
• Private Medical Service
• Stress Counselling

* up to the maximum annual thresholds of the healthcare cash plan

If you wish to have an informal discussion about the post before applying please feel free to contact our Executive Headteacher's PA Mrs Truman on 01708 761935.

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.

The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the application/interview process.

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 Rise Park Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 350 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rise Park Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rise-park-junior-school-romford

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