Mid-Day Assistant

Midday Meals Assistant Required
Workplace: Oakhill Primary School
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: Scale 1 point, Spine point 2 – 3
Actual pro rata salary – £5,058.47
Hours: Monday to Friday – 7.5 per week. 12pm –1.30pm
Term Time Only 44.86 weeks (38 weeks' term time + 5 INSET) Permanent Position

We believe that all pupils deserve high quality education, which engages, inspires and challenges; so that everyone meets their full potential. We strive to create safe and happy learning environments, which promote independence and high expectations of all. We are committed to providing opportunities, which promote open mindedness, empathy and celebration of the rich and diverse communities which we serve; so that everyone is able to contribute positively to society. We are dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyle choices so that our pupils develop physically, emotionally and morally. We are determined that our pupils will be successful and will leave us as confident, highly educated members of the community.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and proactive Midday Meals Assistant to work as a member of our team.

• We are looking for someone with:
• A positive outlook who is able to ensure the children are at the heart of all your actions
  Has experience of working with children
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to use own initiative and work as part of a team
  Ability to work in a highly pressured environment to meet demands and deadlines
  Willingness to work flexibly
  Will contribute to a positive safeguarding culture
• To download an application pack, please visit our website at

Please submit all completed Applications to Chloe Foulger at

Only applications submitted on the school's application form will be considered.

Closing dates for applications is Thursday 8th January 2026
Interviews to be held on Thursday 15th January 2026

All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and Satisfactory References and candidates are required to submit a self – disclosure form with their application.
The school is registered in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) as currently set out in the Data Protection Bill. The school is required to sharesome of the data with the Local Authority and with the DfE.

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy

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