Midday Assistant

Thameside Primary School, Grays, Essex, RM17 6EF

12 days remaining to apply

Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
9 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 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: £3,573.00 - £3,825.00 Annually (Actual)

Midday Assistant job summary

Midday Assistant

Salary: Band A Point 1 - 6

(£3,573.97 - £3,825.37 per annum)

6 hours 40 minutes per week

Monday – Friday 12.15pm – 1:35pm

37 weeks of the year – term time only

Start Date: January 2025

Thameside Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring, committed and flexible Midday Assistant, to support students over lunchtime.

The Midday Assistants at Thameside create a very positive, happy, and secure environment in our playgrounds, dining hall and the school building at lunchtime. Your primary role will be to maintain the safety, welfare, and good conduct of pupils during the lunchtime break. This role would be suited to someone personable, empathetic and able to communicate effectively, whilst maintaining a calm and professional manner, under pressure.

The successful applicant must:

Interact with the children to encourage good social skills and will lead outdoor activities to encourage participation
Encourage healthy eating, prepare the tables, supervise playing with the children outside, supervise the clearing up of games and toys, administer first aid and use the school’s behaviour plan
Ensure the safety and care of pupils who are injured or unwell & provide comfort if distressed
Assist children with personal care where necessary
Be willing to undertake training, including First Aid

Thameside Primary School and Nursery is a vibrant and diverse school where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve endless possibilities. The children are at the heart of every decision we make to ensure that they are happy, confident and that the opportunities that are provided for them are relevant to their needs both now, and in the future. The School is proud to:

Be a friendly, caring and supportive school that has a one big team approach to workload
Have a strong, established & supportive SLT that creates a positive team environment
Be a place where pupils feel safe, happy, valued and respected
Be an inclusive school, where everyone works hard to ensure all pupils receive stimulating learning experiences, with high expectations for all children
Be a school that celebrates every child's individuality and success

Thameside Primary School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

What the school can offer:

2 Week October Half Term
Recognition of continuous service
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Excellent CPD opportunities
Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
The support of an experienced family of schools
National Conditions of Service
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance

If you feel you could make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school or for more information speak to Ayshen Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648944.

Thameside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of, and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.

Closing date: Monday 9th December 2024 - Midday

Interview date: Tuesday 17th December 2024

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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.