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About this Role
John Ray Junior School is seeking to appoint aMidday Assistant.
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.33 hours a week (1hour and 20 minutes a day)
Salary: £23,656.00 - £24,404.00 FTE
Actual Salary for this post is £4,513.82 - £4656.55
Start date: As soon as possible
Lunchtimes at John Ray Junior School are fun filled, activity packed and instructional for all our children.
Our Midday team help to supervise the smooth running of sittings in the dining hall and lead a number of selected activities in the playground.
We are looking to appoint a Midday Assistant to help organise, encourage and engage children in good manners, positive behaviour and keen participation in playground games. The successful candidate will be caring, enthusiastic and most importantly a team player. A flexible attitude is key as no two days will be the same!
We are keen to appoint the right person to join our midday team and therefore previous experience is not necessary as full induction and ongoing training will be provided.
We reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above if sufficient applications have been received. We therefore advise that you submit your completed online application form as soon as possible.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
Applications close midday on Friday 31st January 2025
Date of short listing: Friday 31st January 2025
Date of interview: Week commencing Monday3rd February 2025
Information about the School:
Our school is a four-form entry junior school catering for children from 7-11. We work in close partnership with our neighbouring infant school as well as other local primary schools.
Our school is a calm and purposeful environment where each child is valued and feels part of the school community. We work hard to promote the social, moral and cultural development of children so they develop positive relationships with staff and each other to help them to build confidence, independence and resilience. Our core values of respect, trust, responsibility, courage, perseverance and hope are well known by everyone in our school community and children use these values in all aspects of school life. Our children are happy at school and the staff work hard to ensure that learning is exciting, fun and memorable. We want every child to master the core skills of English and mathematics and for them to learn through a rich and creative curriculum. In short, we want to create a learning community that has every child skipping through our gates each day!
Visits to school are warmly welcomed; please contact Hayley Wiltshire on 01376 324107 to arrange an appointment. In the meantime, please take a look at our websitewww.johnray.compassps.uk where you will learn more about our School, its ethos and values. We hope to hear from you soon.
John Ray Junior School is committed to safeguarding children; the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Information about the School
Our school is a four-form entry junior school catering for children from 7-11. We work in close partnership with our neighbouring infant school as well as other local primary schools.
Our school is a calm and purposeful environment where each child is valued and feels part of the school community. We work hard to promote the social, moral and cultural development of children so they develop positive relationships with staff and each other to help them to build confidence, independence and resilience. Our core values of respect, trust, responsibility, courage, perseverance and hope are well known by everyone in our school community and children use these values in all aspects of school life. Our children are happy at school and the staff work hard to ensure that learning is exciting, fun and memorable. We want every child to master the core skills of English and mathematics and for them to learn through a rich and creative curriculum. In short, we want to create a learning community that has every child skipping through our gates each day!