Midday Support Assistant (Barrow Hill site, Chesterfield)

Esteem North Academy, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0LN

44 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Support Pay Scale - Grade 5 (Points 04 - 05), Actual Salary £8,780- £9,918 per annum (£25,185 - £25,583 FTE)
• Additional allowances:

  Support Pay Scale - Grade 5 (Points 04 - 05), Actual Salary £8,780- £9,918 per annum (£25,185 - £25,583 FTE)

Midday Support Assistant (Barrow Hill site, Chesterfield) job summary

Job Title: Midday Support Assistant

Location: Esteem North Academy - Barrow Hill site -Chesterfield

Grade/Scale: Support Pay Scale - Grade 5 (Points 04 - 05), Actual Salary £8,780- £9,918 per annum (£25,185 - £25,583 FTE)

Contract: 15 hours per week, term time only

Esteem North Academy is looking to recruit an experienced and organised catering professional to join our academy to ensure that our primary aged pupils have meal provision at lunchtime. The post will suit someone who can work as a team player and has knowledge and experience working with food safety and hygiene protocols. This role will involve direct contact with children and serving of food in their classrooms. Meals are to be collected from the adjacent schools and served on site. There is minimal to no food preparation on site. You will need to have a genuine desire to work with pupils with SEND and understand their triggers. The site is small may has approximately 30 pupils on site. We do not have a large school kitchen on site. You will be responsible for adhering to related risk assessments and COSHH. This role is to ensure that we can cater for pupil's welfare throughout lunchtime and will also involve supporting pupils with eating their lunch, toileting and playing.

Applicants should ideally have good knowledge and experience of working with disaffected pupils in a school or other alternative setting. An affinity for pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties is an essential quality for this challenging but rewarding opportunity. Applicants should have strong mental and physical resilience, have high expectations, and a sense of humour. You must be able to build positive relationships with our pupils and think outside of the box.

Individuals must be willing to contribute fully to the life of the academy and be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Please see the attached Application pack including a Welcome from The Executive Head Teacher and more information about Esteem North Academy and Esteem MAT.

Please review the attached Job Description to learn more about the role and what we are looking for in the successful candidate.

Mileage claims for any travel from your allocated site during the working day are included in this role. There may be travel to our other academy sites for meetings, Inset and CPD. You are required to have daily access to a car with business use included on your car insurance before you begin the role. For example, you may be required to collect lunches from other venues, or attend training courses at other sites.

All potential applicants are advised to contact the Executive Headteacher directly to discuss the role and organise a discussion about the academy and your suitability prior to making an application. Potential applicants will be invited to site for an informal tour prior to application. 07548 837342. Please call anytime.

Benefits Include:

-LGPS Pension Scheme (16.6% employer contributions)

- Generous holiday entitlement

- Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice.

- Access to National College CPD platform.

For further information, please contact Janine Dix (Executive Headteacher) on janine.dix@esteemnorthacademy.co.uk

We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status.

Perfection is not required, if you are excited by the role and our organisation, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria, we would still love to hear from you!

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust’s Safeguarding Policy applies to all adults, including volunteers and agency staff, working in or on behalf of the MAT.

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

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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 Esteem North Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• Size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Esteem North Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/north-east-derbyshire-support-centre-chesterfield

The North East Derbyshire Support Centre provides programmes of education to pupils identified as being at risk of exclusion, or who have already been permanently excluded from mainstream education. We meet the varied and complex needs of children in Key Stages 2, 3 and 4, at three sites located in Chesterfield and in the High Peak.

We are looking to recruit an experienced professional to join our academy to support our vulnerable pupils who are on roll at the High Peak site to engage in bespoke education programmes at off -site locations. These pupils may require bespoke packages as they are not yet group or school site ready. You may also be required to take pupils to visit other off site alternative provisions and transport pupils to site if they make progress to be able to engage in on site learning. This new role is available due to an increase in pupil numbers across the academy. This role will involve lone working.

Pupils may be permanently excluded or at risk of permanent exclusion from mainstream and therefore often require additional support to keep them as safe as possible and to help them re-engage in education. Pupils at our Hasland and High Peak sites are in KS3 and KS4 and may be with us for limited time before they re-integrate back into a mainstream school. Others may require more substantial support to help them progress socially and emotionally sufficiently enough to engage in learning. The successful candidate will be required to offer support by delivering off -site peripatetic education to pupils in their homes or other suitable public venues. The core skills of english and maths along with PSHRE will be the focus.

Mileage is paid for, and applicants are therefore required to have access to transport and business use included on their car insurance.

Every child deserves an education. Our primary aim is to support and re-engage young people, enabling them to think positively about their future pathway, and life after the Support Centre, whether that be re-integration into mainstream, further education or employment. Our Vision: "Inspire, Achieve, Exceed"

Our Pupils will:

• Feel safe, valued and trusted
• Recognise and achieve their full potential
• Take responsibility for their behaviour, and make healthy lifestyle choices
• Be positive about themselves and their future
• Be tolerant of others, and of the beliefs and views of others
• Be successful learners, both independently and when working with others
• Be self-motivated and have high expectations

We will achieve this by:

• Creating a safe learning environment, free of stigma and negativity
• Celebrating the success and achievements of every member of the learning community
• Establishing nurturing and supportive relationships between staff and pupils
• Setting high expectations for behaviour and academic success
• Providing a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum that provides the skills, confidence and qualifications to access opportunities in life
• Innovating learning, to engage and inspire
• Promoting tolerance and mutual respect
• Providing opportunities for students, parents and carers to voice opinions which form part of the decision-making process
• Providing an inclusive programme of learning opportunities and experiences that promote engagement

Further information about our Support Centre can be found on the website at www.nedsc.derbyshire.sch.uk

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