Midday Assistant
The Wickford Church of England School, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8HE13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
1 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £2,752.94 - £2,794.86 Annually (Actual) Salary includes fringe allowance. FTE £24,362 - £24,733
Midday Assistant job summary
Midday Assistant required for The Wickford Church of England School
Hours: 5 hours per week. Monday to Friday
Working weeks: Term time only (38 weeks per year)
Start date: September 2025
The Wickford Church of England School are seeking an enthusiastic, caring Midday Assistant who enjoys working with children to join their friendly, supportive team.
As Midday Assistant you will help to maintain a safe, happy and secure environment during lunchtime for our lovely children.
If you are looking for a position that offers job satisfaction and that fits in with other commitments, then this may be the opportunity you have been looking for. We really do value all of our staff as each team member makes a positive difference to the lives of young people.
Successful applicants will:
- Supervise children in the lunch hall
- Encourage imaginative play outside (and indoors when it's raining)
- Ensure the good behaviour of pupils
- Administer first aid
We can offer you:
- purposeful training
- the opportunity to work with our lovely children and our school community
- supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils
- a highly effective learning environment
- a responsive and involved leadership team
For more information on the role please contact the school office: wickfordcofe.admin@heartsacademy.uk or call: 01268 733297
For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/
HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/policies
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Wickford Church of England School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 135 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Wickford Church of England School website
The Wickford Church of England School is a small, friendly school, close to good transport links. Our school is a place where children can thrive in a safe and nurturing environment. The school provides education for children from the ages of 2-7 in the local area. As a team, we aim to create a respectful, caring and secure place for children to explore, learn and be happy together.
As a distinctively Christian school, spirituality is at the heart of all we do and we are supported in doing this by the close links we have with the Wickford and Runwell Diocese.
HEARTS is an acronym inspired by our vision of Happiness, self-Esteem, Achievement, Respect and Responsibility, Trust, Service and Spirituality for all pupils.
The Wickford Church of England School is part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a trust of local schools that has the values of happiness, achievement, self-esteem, respect & responsibility, truth, spirituality & service.
The trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar consists of 184 contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.
We can offer you:
- access to the HEARTS Extra Programme (Rewards and Benefits)
- an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including trust-wide twilights throughout the year
- a two-week October half-term
- supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils
- a highly effective learning environment
- a responsive and involved leadership team
- an 80:20 teaching model (4-day teaching week where all teachers receive an additional 10% non-contact (PPA) time each week as part of the trust policy)
- a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values
- access to our school counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions
For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk
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