Senior Midday Assistant

Job Description

Pay Range: Grade B (£5,961 - £6,458)

Position Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: Part time (10 hours per week Monday - Friday, 11.30am-1.30pm), term time only

Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 25th March 2025

Interview Date: TBC

SENIOR MIDDAY ASSISTANT

Stifford Clays Primary School is a happy and positive school and is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, friendly and reliable Senior Midday Assistant. Responsibilities will include managing our team of Midday Assistants to support and supervise children at lunchtime in the dining hall and in the playground, and to encourage social interaction amongst the pupils. The role is 10 hours per week, 11.30am-1.30pm, Monday to Friday, term-time only.

The role will include:

· planning, leading and ensuring daily cover for pupils during the lunchtime period

· supporting our office colleagues with contacting parents/carers with any first aid issues occurring during lunch time

· planning lunchtime activities

· supporting the Midday team with resolving issues and ensuring excellent safeguarding practice at all times

· transition of pupils to and from the dining hall

· supervision and support of pupils while they eat

· promotion and supervision of positive and active play and pupil relationships

· health safety, security and basic first aid (after relevant training) and record-keeping.

Why Stifford Clays Primary School?

We are a community-focused school for 2 to 11 year olds, located centrally in the Stifford Clays ward of Thurrock. The original infant and junior schools were built in 1954 and were one form of entry. The school has grown hugely to accommodate 90 children in each year group. We have a resource base provision for children with autism.

Stifford Clays Primary School is an extremely happy and positive school. We are an Ofsted 'Good' school (2022) where ''pupils love coming to school'' and "pupils, staff and trustees show great pride in belonging to the Stifford Clays Primary School community."

Our personal development provision is 'outstanding'.

Why SWECET?

At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances.

We place our pupils' needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide.

Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique - the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence.

We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues.

If you have energy and passion in abundance and would relish the opportunity to be part of our team, we look forward to hearing from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, please email recruitment@swecet.org.

South West Essex Community Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Information about the School

We are a community-focused school for 2 to 11 year olds, located centrally in the Stifford Clays ward of Thurrock. The original infant and junior schools were built in 1954 and were one form of entry. The school has grown hugely to accommodate 90 children in each year group. We have a resource base provision for children with autism.

Stifford Clays Primary School is an extremely happy and positive school. We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ school (2022) where ‘’pupils love coming to school’’ and “pupils, staff and trustees show great pride in belonging to the Stifford Clays Primary School community.” Our personal development provision is ‘outstanding’.