21 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    25 April 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    28 March 2025

Job details

Job role

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Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 6.25 hours per week, 11:55 - 1:10pm Monday to Friday. 38 weeks per year / term time (£3,419.95 pro rata)

Contract type

Fixed term - Fixed term until 31st August 2025

Full-time equivalent salary

NJC 2 - FTE £23,656 per annum, £3,419.95 pro rata per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we are looking for

  • Able to communicate clearly, understand and follow instructions
  • Experience of undertaking general cleaning duties
  • Be able to talk to children and adults in a clear and calm manner
  • Work as part of a group and on own initiative
  • Encourage high standards of pupil behaviour at all times
  • Initiate games and activities appropriate to the age of the children
  • Ability to empathise with the needs of children

What the school offers its staff

About our Academy

At the Arbours Primary Academy, we believe that learning should be a rewarding and enjoyable experience for everyone. Through our teaching, we support our children to learn the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to be able to make safe and informed choices about the important things in their future lives. We believe that engaging teaching and learning experiences help our children to become life-long learners leading happy and rewarding lives beyond our school. We are a large school and are continually improving and developing what we offer our pupils in our drive to become one of the best primaries in the area providing the best education.

Salary & Benefits

  • NJC 2 - FTE £23,656 per annum, £3,419.95 pro rata per annum
  • Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
  • Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
  • Awards and Recognition Scheme
  • Flexible working patterns
  • Benefits Platform
    • holiday discounts
    • cinema tickets
    • restaurant booking discounts
    • Cycle to Work Scheme

Further details about the role

About the role

To supervise and assist children during lunchtime, inside the school and in the playground, to ensure a safe and positive learning environment is maintained and that all children behave in an appropriate manner.

The duties of a Midday assistant are to act as a member of the team, supervising pupils during the midday break and to sustain the welfare and safety of pupils during that break period, as directed by the senior midday supervisor/head-teacher. You are expected to keep matters concerning staff and children confidential, and to refer matters when necessary to the head-teacher.

6.25 hours per week, 11:55 - 1:10pm Monday to Friday. 38 weeks per year / term time (£3,419.95 pro rata

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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About The Arbours Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
336 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01509320148

Arranging a visit to The Arbours Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@dret.co.uk.

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