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Midday Assistant

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Posting date: 29 August 2025
Salary: £24,413 per year, pro rata
Additional salary information: £3,466 per year actual salary
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 19 September 2025
Location: Bollington, SK10 5EG
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Bollington Cross CofE Primary School
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: AAAD5003/Sept25

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Summary

Role: Midday Assistant

Location: Bollington Cross CE Primary School, Bollington Road, Bollington, Cheshire SK10 5EG

Hours: 11.45am - 1.00pm, Monday to Friday (6.25 hours per week)

Salary: Grade 2, point 2. £24.413 FTE, pro-rata plus holiday pay. Actual salary: £3,466 pa

Contract: Permanent, part time, term time only (38 weeks per year)

Required from: As soon as possible

Job Reference: AAAD5003/Sept25

At Bollington Cross, we aspire to be a kind, open-hearted community, rooted in relationship and the Christian faith. We look to one another and when our feet slip, we overcome challenges together, enabling flourishing for all.

Thank you for your interest in our job vacancy. Please complete the application as fully as possible and explain any gaps in your employment history. We would like to understand more about how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the job description and person specification for the role.

Bollington Cross CE Primary School is looking for a caring and enthusiastic Midday Assistant to join the team. The ideal candidate will be patient, kind, flexible, reliable, and sensitive to the needs of every child.

This role is all about making lunchtimes a safe, enjoyable, and a positive experience for our children. You will help them with their meals, supervise fun games, and encourage friendly play. Alongside this, you will support with setting up and tidying the hall, helping everything run smoothly. It’s a chance to build great connections with children, promote good behaviour, and be part of a caring and happy school environment.

In return, we offer a generous pension scheme, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Programme to support staff wellbeing.

Bollington Cross CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you are successfully shortlisted, please note that as part of the short-listing process a basic online search will be carried out as part of our safeguarding due diligence. In line with safer recruitment practice, pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details can be found on http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/vetting-barring-scheme.

We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse team that reflects our community. Our recruitment process is designed to be supportive and flexible, with reasonable adjustments available for anyone with a disability, neurodiversity, or a long-term health condition. If you need any accommodations, please let us know — we’ll work with you to make the process a positive and comfortable experience.

For an application form, job description and person specification, please contact Jill Jones, School Business Manager on sbm@bollingtoncross.cheshire.sch.uk.

No CVs please, an application form must be completed.

Closing Date:19th September 2025 at noon.

Interviews will take place week commencing 22nd September 2025.

Please contact Jill Jones on sbm@bollingtoncross.cheshire.sch.uk or call the school office on 01625 572138 if you require any further information or an informal chat about the role.

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