Midday Assistant

Salary: NJC 3 (Actual Salary £4,063 )+ well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits Hours: 7.5 per week, 38 weeks per year Contract: Fixed term (Aug 2025) Start date: January 2025 Looking to make a difference every day?
We are seeking two Midday Assistant to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our pupils have a safe, nourishing and welcoming lunchtime experience.
As a Midday Assistant you will: Supervise play: Organise engaging activities for children aged 3-11.
Promote positive behaviour: Encourage respectful and appropriate behaviour during lunchtime.
Ensure safety and well-being: Monitor children's safety and well-being in the playground and dining hall.
Foster social skills: Help children develop problem-solving and relationship-building skills.
We're looking for someone who is: Passionate about education: Dedicated to making a positive impact on children's lives.
Creative and engaging: Able to inspire and motivate children.
Organised and reliable: Can manage responsibilities effectively.
A team player: Works well with colleagues and collaborates effectively.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal English language skills.
About our school: Plumberow Primary Academy is a large three form entry primary academy in Hockley.
We are a welcoming academy situated in a lovely setting, which is well resourced and has fantastic children and supportive parents.
Closing date: 12th December We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment.
We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.
Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.