Midday Assistant

**Job Title: Midday Assistant - Westwood Academy**

**Contract: Permanent**

**Weeks: 38 weeks per year, term time only**

**Hours per week: 4.30 hours, 3 days per week**

**Scale: 2 Point 2-3**

**Actual Salary: £2,078.88 to £2,116.61 to per annum**

**Start Date: ASAP**

Westwood Academy are looking to appoint a passionate Midday Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team to assist with the supervision of children at lunchtime breaks. We are looking for a caring and committed individual who has the ability to work as part of the school team and dedicated to ensuring that lunchtime is a pleasurable and safe experience for our children.

Working 3 days per week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Have good organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Be caring, patient and empathetic.
- Have the ability to work as part of a team as well as on their own initiative.
- Have good literacy and numeracy skills with GCSE Literacy and Numeracy grades A-C.
- Be self-motivated, flexible and a good team player.

We can offer:

- Engaged and enthusiastic pupils who are ‘proud to belong’ to our school and enjoy learning in a stimulating environment.
- A forward thinking, proactive Trust that is dedicated to the success of its pupils and staff.
- A dynamic and collaborative team of leadership who are dedicated and committed to the success of pupils and staff alike.
- Leadership Academy - establishing professional pathways for all employees to reach their potential by targeted CPD and career development.
- Early close on Friday with occasional inset training.
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance programme available to all employees.

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school directly on 01702 559467 to arrange an appointment. We strongly recommend you visit the school to help you decide whether this is a role for you.

**Job Title **Midday Assistant

**Grade **Scale 2

**Reports to **Senior Midday Assistant/Headteacher

**Responsible for **Not Applicable

**Liaison with **Pupils, Senior Midday Assistant, Headteacher, Teaching staff
Catering and Caretaking Staff

**Job Purpose **Acting as part of a team, to take care and control of all the children on the school premises during the midday break between the morning and afternoon teaching sessions.

**Principal ** To maintain the safety, welfare and good conduct of the pupils
**Accountabilities **during the midday break

**Duties ** To assist children in selecting their meal and sitting in an appropriate place in the dining hall, sandwich room.
- To assist children with eating their meal if applicable.
- To clear tables when meals are finished and clear up any associated spillages.
- To enforce the necessary sanctions for maintaining good order.
- To administer basic first aid as required.
- To keep daily records of first aid administered, behaviour and sanctions employed, together with any other relevant records that may be needed.
- To provide pastoral care, guidance and routine advice to pupils as appropriate.
- Where necessary and appropriate to lead games and activities with the children.
- To alert Senior Midday Assistant and/or the Headteacher of any concerns regarding an individual child or group of children

**General ** To attend relevant training and meetings as required.
- To respect confidentiality at all times.
- To participate in the performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with line manager.
- To comply with individual responsibilities, in accordance with the role, for health & safety in the workplace
- Ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy
- The Trust Board are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
- The duties above are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the postholder may be required by the Headteacher to carry out appropriate duties within the context of the job, skills and grade.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 4.30 per week

**Salary**: £2,078.88-£2,116.61 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/03/2023
Reference ID: WES00049
Expected start date: 08/05/2023