Midday Assistant

Wistaston Church Lane Academy; Crewe; On-site; GBP 3,600 - 8,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts in stores and entertainment

CPD opportunities and secondments

Employee assistance programme and well

Cycle to work and gym schemes

Job summary

Wistaston Church Lane Academy is seeking a motivated Midday Assistant to join The Learning Partnership team. The role focuses on supervising lunchtimes, ensuring safety, and promoting a positive, fun environment for children.

The successful candidate will work 12:00–13:15, 38 weeks per year, 6.25 hours weekly, with pro-rata salary. Salary details: Grade 2 SCP 3, FTE £25,614; Actual pay £3,637. DBS checks required.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills
• Positive and energetic for the children
• Strong team player and able to use own initiative
• Help children have fun and enjoy lunchtimes

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support children at lunchtime
• Create a safe and enjoyable lunchtime environment
• Work as part of a team to manage lunchtime routines and activities

Job description

The Learning Partnership along with the Headteacher at Wistaston Church Lane Academy wish to appoint a motivated, committed and highly effective Midday Assistant to join our hard working and enthusiastic team.

The successful candidate will have good communication skills, be positive and energetic for the children, a strong team player and be able to use their own initiative. We would also like the successful candidate to help the children have fun and enjoy their lunchtimes.

• Working hours: 6.25 hours per week,
• Weeks: 38
• Monday to Friday 12pm-1.15pm.
• Salary: Grade 2 SCP 3, FTE - £25,614 (pro-rata per annum with hours as employed).
• Actual Pay: £3,637
• Interviews: TBC

You can also learn more about the school on http://www.wclacademy.co.uk/

The Learning Partnership Trust values are ambition, inclusion and opportunity.

Staff benefits including:

• Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
• Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
• Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral
• Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities

The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and working towards menopause friendly status.

The Trust is 'happy to talk flexible working'. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.