Job Description

About this Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Midday Assistant to join our collaborative and growing Academy team at Purfleet Primary Academy. You need to be committed to providing children with a safe and enjoyable lunchtime period. You will assist with pupils' table manners and use of cutlery and will also be responsible for coordinating a range of interactive play activities, administering minor first aid and ensuring the welfare and safety of the pupils. 

Thurrock Pay Scales, SCP 2 FTE £22,484, 10 hours per week, term time only, plus 5 INSET days

As a Midday Assistant, you will be passionate about ensuring the best outcomes for children and giving them every opportunity to succeed. Every child is respected and treated as an individual, with no limits placed on their learning - just opportunities to continually improve. We give all children the opportunity to challenge themselves through a range of tasks and activities - empowering children to take ownership and responsibility for their own learning. 

In particular, successful candidates should have:
Experience of working with young children 
Basic understanding of child development and learning
Enthusiasm and dedication to caring and supporting pupils' lunch time activities 
You should be: 
A responsible and reliable person 
Confident in dealing with young people, maintaining discipline and motivation 
Able to relate well to pupils and adults

In turn, we can offer you: 
Great facilities to create a vibrant, stimulating learning environment for children 
A supportive Leadership team who will encourage innovation and initiative 
A wider network within REAch2 Academy Trust of support, exceptional practice and excellent CPD 
If you feel you have all the necessary attributes, are highly motivated, committed to making a positive difference to children's lives and want to be part of creating a legacy for the future - then we'd love to hear from you! 

For further information about the role come and visit our school! To book your visit or for an informal discussion, please contact the school office. School visits are encouraged but are by appointment only.

Please apply via My New Term:https://mynewterm.com/jobs/139380/EDV-2024-PPA-13089

Why work with us

There are over 60 schools within the Trust which means we can offer opportunities including:

▶️Collaboration across other REAch2 schools, both locally and nationally.
 
▶️ Specialist curriculum support and training from our Trust experts - providing a flightpath for professional development
 
▶️ A support package for staff wellbeing

You'll be working for a Trust with big ambitions for all our schools to be 'great'. We want to be national leaders in sustainability; to transform our teaching and learning through digital transformation and to ensure social justice is at the heart of what we do.

Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Data Protection

At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.

We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.
For more information about our safer recruitment processes, please click here for our Safer Recruitment Policy.

All information is stored securely and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy.

The Trust ensures all applicant data is stored and processed appropriately. For further details on how your information will be managed during the recruitment process please refer to our Privacy Notice for Job Applications.

Information about the School

Background Information about the School

At Purfleet Primary, we passionately believe that every pupil in our school deserves to realise their full potential. To this end, we offer a broad and balanced curriculum as well as a range of extra-curricular activities designed to enable pupils to develop the full range of their talents.

We work to encourage collaborative skills, a problem solving approach, resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge. Above all, we aim to foster in each child, a belief in their ability to succeed as well as a life-long love of learning.

Staff at the school are passionate in their belief that all pupils should achieve their best. Their aspiration for their pupils ensures that they have the highest expectations and expect them all to succeed.

We firmly believe that education is a partnership between pupils, parents and staff and place a high value on establishing close links between home and school, so that we can effectively work together to achieve the best for your child.

We are a caring employer who invests in the future of our employees, as only through their excellence can we deliver excellence for the children and families whom we serve. To see more information about the school, please visit our website Purfleet Academy

As a member of the REAch2 Trust, a national family of primary academies, Purfleet Academy is committed to raising standards and achieving excellent for all pupils whatever their background or circumstance. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike. Purfleet Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory written references.