Midday Assistant

Wistaston Church Lane Academy, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 8EZ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,614.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 2

Midday Assistant job summary

The Learning Partnership along with the Headteacher at Wistaston Church Lane Academy wish to appoint a motivated, committed and highly effective Midday Assistant to join our hard working and enthusiastic team.

The successful candidate will have good communication skills, be positive and energetic for the children, a strong team player and be able to use their own initiative. We would also like the successful candidate to help the children have fun and enjoy their lunchtimes.

• Working hours: 6.25 hours per week,
• Weeks: 38
• Monday to Friday 12pm-1.15pm.
• Salary: Grade 2 SCP 3, FTE - £25,614 (pro-rata per annum with hours as employed).
• Actual Pay: £3,637
• Interviews: TBC

To learn more about the role please contact Jackie Hulme at officemanager@wistaston.cheshire.sch.uk or on 01270 663619

You can also learn more about the school on http://www.wclacademy.co.uk/

The Learning Partnership Trust values are ambition, inclusion and opportunity.

Staff benefits including:

• Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
• Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
• Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral
• Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities

The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and working towards menopause friendly status.

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.

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.

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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 Wistaston Church Lane Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wistaston Church Lane Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wistaston-church-lane-academy

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