Breakfast Club Assistant

drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression within Trust

Professional development

Job summary

DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust is seeking a friendly Breakfast Club Assistant to help children start their day in a safe, welcoming environment at The Oval.

You will lead simple activities, supervise breakfast, support social interaction, and uphold safeguarding standards, with DBS checks and ongoing professional development through the Trust.

Join a supportive team and contribute to improving outcomes for disadvantaged children across our schools.

Job description

About this Role

Are you passionate about working with children and helping them start their school day in a happy and positive way?

Do you enjoy creating fun, engaging activities and building positive relationships with children?

If the answer is yes, then this exciting opportunity could be the perfect role for you.

We are looking for a friendly, caring and enthusiastic Breakfast Club Assistant to join our team. You will play an important role in creating a safe, welcoming and engaging environment where children can enjoy breakfast, play and socialise before the school day begins.

About the role

• Lead activities. This includes setting up and clearing away equipment.


• Supervise and support with eating breakfast.


• Support children in playing with one another and resolving conflict effectively.


• Work as part of The Oval team.


• Safeguarding children and young people.

You will:

• Share our commitment to the values and behaviours at The Oval.


• Have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.


• Be willing to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.


• Be motivated to work with children and young people.


• Have the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.


• Foster excellent working relationships with colleagues and families.

In return you will receive:

• A supportive and nurturing Senior Leadership Team


• Supportive and hardworking colleagues


• The opportunity to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged children.


• The benefit of being part of a multi-academy trust, offering the support of experienced colleagues across our schools and greater opportunities for career progression.

As part of DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust, we can offer an extensive range of professional development involving all Trust schools, support from within school but most of all the confidence and trust to develop your teaching and leadership skills without risk.

Please note: In line with Safer Recruitment Practice, a minimum of two references will be sought for shortlisted candidates prior to interview. One reference must be the candidate’s current/most recent employer. The Trust is absolutely committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults through its safer recruitment processes. The Trust expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

As part of our due diligence an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).

Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.