What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about working with children and making a positive impact on their school day? We are looking for a friendly and reliable Midday Assistant to join our team at The Acorns Primary and Nursery School. In this role, you will ensure that our pupils have a safe and enjoyable lunchtime, both in the dining area and on the playground.
Key Responsibilities:
• Supervise and Support: Keep an eye on our pupils during lunchtime, ensuring they are safe and happy.
• Fun Activities: Organize and join in on fun, age-appropriate activities to keep the kids engaged.
• Positive Behaviour: Help manage and encourage good behaviour, following our school policies.
• First Aid: Assist with any minor medical incidents and ensure pupils get the care they need.
• Team Player: Work with other staff to maintain a positive and safe environment.
If you love working with children and want to make a difference in their school experience, we would love to hear from you! Please read the information on how to apply below.
What the school offers its staff
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Join a committed and successful team with a strong ethos of support
• Friendly and supportive staff
• Free on-site parking
• State-of-the-art facilities
• Make a difference in our school community
• Impactful role in maintaining and improving our environment
• Varied daily tasks
• Generous local government pension scheme
• Collaborative staff network
Further details about the role
If this role sounds like something you might be interested in, please read the recruitment pack (attached below). This should give you some further information about our school, the Rowan Learning Trust and what the Midday Assistant position involves.
Important: If you wish to apply for this position, please fill in the application form below. You must also complete a supporting statement, which should be no longer than two sides of A4 and should detail why you are interested in the position and how your application meetings the requirements of the role. Once complete, you must send the application form and supporting statement to Mrs P Leadley, sbm@acornswhitley.co.uk. Your application will not be processed if you do not complete an application form AND a supporting statement.
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.