Mid Day Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to Work scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in Greater London seeks staff with direct experience of working with children and strong communication skills to support a safe, inclusive school environment. You will contribute to positive interactions with pupils and colleagues and uphold safeguarding expectations within daily routines.

The role emphasises teamwork, handling behavioural issues calmly, and readiness to respond to first aid needs in a busy school setting.

Qualifications

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and spoken communication in English.
• Interpersonal skills for positive interactions with adults and children.
• Behaviour and conflict management in a calm, confident manner.
• Ability to work flexibly and take initiative in a high-pressured environment.
• First Aid knowledge; holding a current First Aid Certificate is desirable.
• Commitment to confidentiality and safeguarding in all school matters.
• Understanding of health and safety standards in a school setting.
• Promotion of equal opportunities and school ethos.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Behaviour Management

Working Under Pressure

First Aid

Confidentiality

Safeguarding

Teamwork

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience

• Working with Children: Direct experience of working with children is essential.
• Teamwork: Experience working as part of a team to achieve objectives is desirable.

Skills and Abilities

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in English. The ability to speak a community language other than English is desirable.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to have positive interactions with adults and children of all ages and work with children from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
• Behaviour & Conflict Management: Ability to deal with behavioural issues in a calm and confident manner and help children resolve conflicts constructively.
• Working Under Pressure & Initiative: Ability to use your own initiative, work flexibly, and handle a high-pressured environment to meet demands and deadlines.
• First Aid & Injury Handling: Ability to deal effectively with minor accidents and injuries. Holding a current First Aid Certificate is desirable.
• Confidentiality & Safeguarding: Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times regarding school issues and contribute to a positive safeguarding culture.

Knowledge & Other Attributes

• Health & Safety: Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety standards within a school setting (particularly security) is desirable, along with a commitment to comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
• Equal Opportunities & Ethos: A willingness to promote the school's ethos and a commitment to the Council's Equal Opportunities Policy.

What the school offers its staff

School Culture & Community

• Safe & Inclusive Ethos: A warm, caring community atmosphere focused on safeguarding, child welfare, respect, and emotional strength.
• Diverse & Respectful Environment: A focus on developing kind, responsible, and culturally aware pupils who demonstrate high levels of self-control and mutual respect.

Benefits for Staff & Employees

• Work-Life Balance & Well-Being: Workload support through federation-wide collaboration and strong leadership support for staff well-being.
• Professional Development (CPD): A structured induction programme, tailored internal training, specialist subject leader support, and access to external agency experts.
• Thriving & Collaborative Team: A supportive, dynamic workplace culture with high expectations and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Staff Health & Well-Being: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support personal and professional well-being.
• Perks & Savings: Access to a Ride to Work (Cycle to Work) scheme and Blue Light Card discounts.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.