Breakfast Club Assistant (Level 3)

St Gerard's RC Primary School; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School in Middlesbrough is seeking a Level 3 Breakfast Club Assistant to join our friendly wrap-around team. The role focuses on caring for pupils, organising activities, and supporting their personal and social development during breakfast club.

The post is part-time at 5 hours per week, term time only, with a permanent contract. You must hold a full Level 3 qualification; previous experience is not essential, but reliability and a positive attitude are essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification.
• Previous experience is not necessary, but you will need to be a good role model, reliable and committed.

Responsibilities

• Have an enthusiastic and positive personality
• Have strong strategies for promoting positive behaviour
• Be an effective communicator and work as part of a vibrant team
• Be confident when leading physical activities and have strategies that include all children
• Have a strong commitment to the school and follow the staff code of conduct
• Be able to support the personal, social and emotional development of the children
• Be able to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality

Education

Level 3 qualification

Job description

Required: ASAP

Salary: £25,989 - £26,403 pro rata (actual salary: £2,956 - £3,003)

Hours: 5 hours per week, Term Time Only

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School, Avalon Court, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9HU

Described as A Haven of Calm , St Gerard’s is a school that places the children at the heart of everything it does. We are looking to recruit a creative, well organised and enthusiastic Level 3 Breakfast Club Assistant to join our current team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the care and well-being of pupils, organising suitable activities for the children who attend breakfast club, developing good personal and social skills and preparing breakfast for the children who attend our very popular wrap-around provision.

Previous experience is not necessary but you will need to be a good role model to the children, be reliable and committed and hold the relevant qualification.

The successful applicant must hold a full and relevant level 3 qualification. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification detailed in the advert.

St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust (NPCAT), a family of 38 schools and 2 sixth forms from across the Diocese of Middlesbrough. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff, the Trust is one of the North-East’s largest Catholic Trusts. Catholic schools are welcoming places to pupils and members of staff from all faiths and none. More than a quarter of a million pupils and almost half of teachers in Catholic schools are not of the Catholic Faith.

The successful candidate will:

1. Have an enthusiastic and positive personality
2. Have strong strategies for promoting positive behaviour
3. Be an effective communicator and work as part of a vibrant team
4. Be confident when leading physical activities and have strategies that include all children
5. Have a strong commitment to the school and follow the staff code of conduct
6. Be able to support the personal, social and emotional development of the children
7. Be able to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality

We offer you:

1. A warm and friendly school with dedicated, supportive staff, parents and governors
2. Friendly, positive and well-behaved children who enjoy learning and achieving success and are a pleasure to be around
3. An inclusive school with a warm, nurturing Christian ethos through our close partnership with families, the parish and wider community.
4. Opportunities for your own Continuous Professional Development.

Visits to the school are very welcome. Please contact Mary Kelly, Business Support Officer on 01642 591820 or email the school at [e-mail] to arrange a visit or for further information.

Closing date: Friday 2nd October 2026 at 9am

Interview: Monday 12th October 2026