Midday Assistants

Warren Primary School, Grays, Essex, RM16 6NB

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 November 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: £3,543.00 - £3,792.00 Annually (Actual) Thurrock Band A - Point 1-6

Midday Assistants job summary

Midday Assistants

Salary: Thurrock Band A Point 1 - 6

(£3,543.18 - £3,792.38 actual salary per annum depending on experience)

6 hours 15 minutes per week

12.15pm-1.30pm (Monday-Friday)

38 weeks per year, term time plus inset days

Start Date: January 2026

Warren Primary School are seeking to appoint enthusiastic, caring, committed Midday Assistants, to support students over lunchtime.

Our Midday Assistants 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 enthusiastic, personable, empathetic and able to communicate effectively, whilst maintaining a calm and professional manner, under pressure. Previous experience would be an advantage but is not essential.

The successful applicants will:

• Have a good level of English and Maths
• Interact with the children to encourage good social skills and will lead outdoor activities to encourage participation
• Encourage healthy eating, preparing the tables, supervise outdoor play, supervising the clearing up of games and toys, administering first aid and using 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

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

Warren Primary School has excellent travel connections and is situated near Lakeside and Chafford Hundred train station.

In return for your hard work you will receive:

• Relocation package of up to £8,000 for new employees renting or buying a property
• 2-week October half term
• Support from highly experienced SLT members, and the wider trust network and collaboration with our other schools
• Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
• Recognition of continuous service 
• Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
• Fully Subsidised Employee Assistance Programme  
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
• National Conditions of Service
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

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. For more information speak to Ayshen Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 6489044.

Warren Primary School 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. If you would like to be considered for this post, application forms are available via our website Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust

Closing date: Friday 28th November 2025 - Midday

Interview date: W/C 8th December 2025

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.

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 Warren Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 444 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Warren Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/warren-primary-school

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