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Midday Assistant

Posting date:	03 February 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	05 March 2025
Location:	Stockport, SK8 4NB
Company:	inploi
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	75681708

Summary

Education Learning Trust

Gatley Primary School
Hawthorn Road
Gatley
Stockport
SK8 4NB
Tel: 0161 428 6180

Midday Assistant

Hours of Post: 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time only

Salary Grade: Scale 1, point 3 £24,027 FTE
(salary will be pro rata to part time, term time hours actual salary: £5,554.39)

Start Date of Post: As soon as possible

Location: Gatley Primary School

We are seeking to appoint an efficient and self-motivated Midday Assistant.

To be responsible to the Lunchtime Co-ordinator under the overall authority of the Headteacher, for the supervision of pupils during the lunch break.

Candidates will be enthusiastic and, ideally, experienced (but not necessary) to join our happy team at Gatley Primary School. They will need to be flexible in their approach and show a caring attitude to all our children.

They will be responsible for all the usual lunchtime duties (see below), be able to support children calmly with any challenges which may arise, helping the children to develop socially and emotionally by working with school leaders and children to create the best lunchtime provision possible for all.

1. Supervision / playing games with children in playgrounds or classrooms in wet weather.
2. To assist in the development of good table manners.
3. Ensure that children in the dining area are behaving in an orderly fashion by productive and fun engagement.
4. Supervision of corridor area, toilets etc.
5. To assist generally with occurrences arising until school recommences for the afternoon session i.e. basic first aid in accident cases, sickness etc.

We can offer you:
An enthusiastic, supportive and committed team of staff and governors
A forward thinking and creative Trust of 5 schools
An inclusive Teaching School where the learning of both children and staff are valued
These schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please see the job description and application form for further details surrounding the role. Please send completed application forms to: vacancies@gatleyprimary.com for the attention of Mrs S Carroll, School Business Manager.

Closing Date: Friday 14th February 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 25th February 2025

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.

All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks.
It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974. ’

We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).

Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

If you would value an informal discussion about the post, please contact the school office.

Please note that this is a private organisation and the appointed candidate will be employed by Education Learning Trust directly.

Stockport Council Valuing Diversity

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Job Description
Person Specification
Equal Opportunities Monitoring form

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