Breakfast Club Assistant (Part-time) (Term Time) (Temporary) REQ06862 - 490309

North Lanarkshire Council Ltd; Moodiesburn; On-site; GBP 2,300 - 3,100; Full time

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking a Breakfast Club Assistant to supervise children during breakfast time before school. You will ensure safety, support welfare, and promote positive conduct in line with council policy.

You will also clean tables and tidy the dining area, following directions from the Head Teacher. Ideal candidates have experience with children in school or voluntary settings, are punctual, reliable, and able to work independently with basic hygiene knowledge.

Qualifications

• You will ideally have experience working with children in a school situation or voluntary capacity.
• You will be punctual, reliable, have basic knowledge of hygiene and cleanliness.
• You must become a PVG Scheme member before starting in this role.

Responsibilities

• Supervise children during breakfast time before the start of the school day.
• Help maintain safety and promote positive conduct in line with council policy.
• Clean tables and spillages; keep dining area tidy at all times.
• Work as part of the local team under the Head Teacher’s direction.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Punctuality

Job description

Are you looking for morning work with children? Are you enthusiastic about working with children?

Then a Breakfast Club Assistant post may be just what you are looking for.

Your main duties will involve ensuring our children are safe and happy in the morning before the start of the School day. You will help to work as part of the local team and as directed by the Head Teacher to supervise children during breakfast time in the school grounds, assisting with their welfare and promoting positive conduct in line with council policy and procedures. You will also be responsible for cleaning tables and any spillages, ensuring the dining area is clean and tidy at all times.

You will ideally have experience working with children in a school situation or voluntary capacity.You will be a positive, approachable and pleasant individual with good communication and interpersonal

skills. You will be punctual, reliable, have a basic knowledge of hygiene and cleanliness and also have the ability to execute routine tasks on your own initiative as well as working to the instructions of the Head Teacher.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role.

Work Pattern : 5 Hours per Week - Monday to Friday 8.00am - 9.00am

This post is temporary until 25 June 2027.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention's Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity.