MIDDAY ASSISTANT VACANCY – St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Poynton

St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1LY

14 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  9 November 2026

• Latest start date

  23 November 2026

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  19 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Term time, part time: 1.5 hours per day, 2+ days per week- 38 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: FTE: £25,614
• Pay scale: Grade 2 scale point 2 £ £1,746 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors of St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Poynton, are looking for enthusiastic and friendly people to join our team of midday assistants in caring for our children over the lunchtime period.

The role includes supervision of children during lunch time in the hall and on the playground, co-ordinating age appropriate activities during wet play and ensuring application of school policies.

Applicants are warmly welcome to visit the school prior to the closing date - please contact us to arrange an appointment. Please email admin@stpauls.cheshire.sch.uk or telephone 01625 877688

Our school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The successful candidates will be required to sign the Catholic Education Service contract. All applications must be completed using the CES application form.

CES application form and further details are available directly from us or from the school website:

Job Vacancies | St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Please note: CV applications cannot be accepted, in order to apply you must complete the application form, rehabilitation offenders disclosure form, recruitment & monitoring form, consent to obtain references form in the following link: Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust - Vacancies

If you would like to join our team and think you have the right qualities, we look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date for Applications 2nd November 2026

Interviews Thursday 5th November 2026

Start Date Week commencing 9th November 2026

What the school offers its staff

We offer the successful candidate:

• A committed and dedicated leadership team
• A friendly and supportive team of highly skilled staff
• Children with excellent behaviours and attitudes to learning
• Extremely supportive parents and governors
• A commitment to continual professional development.

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 school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

ces-support-staff-application.docx.pdf - 334 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 110 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy website
• Email address: admin@stpauls.cheshire.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01625877688
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy

https://www.stpauls.cheshire.sch.uk/a-snapshot-of-life-at-st-pauls/

Arranging a visit to St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@stpauls.cheshire.sch.uk.

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