Midday Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; England; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

An educational trust in the UK is seeking a Midday Assistant at Pinfold Primary School. This role involves supervising and assisting pupils during lunchtimes in a warm and welcoming environment. The ideal candidate should exhibit care, patience, and friendliness, with an enhanced DBS disclosure required for safeguarding purposes. This is a part-time position for term time only, with a supportive school atmosphere and well-behaved children.

Benefits

Warm and welcoming school environment

Well-behaved children

Qualifications

• Previous experience is not essential but would be an advantage.
• Must be of a caring nature, patient, and friendly.
• Will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and assist pupils during lunchtimes in the dining hall and during outside play.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Friendliness

Job description

Midday Assistant – Pinfold Primary School

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Midday Assistant at Pinfold Primary School, Hattersley Road, Hyde, SK14 3NL. Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Details about the role:

• Start: January 2026
• Position: Midday Assistant (full‑time) – Salary £24,413
• Position: Permanent, part‑time 7.5 hours per week, term time only – Salary £4,352 (Grade A Point 2)

Responsibilities:

You will be required to supervise and assist pupils during lunchtimes, both in the dining hall and during outside play.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Previous experience is not essential but would be an advantage.
• Must be of a caring nature, patient and friendly with a consistent approach when dealing with behaviour.
• Will require an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidelines, online search checks may be completed on candidates.

We can offer you:

• A warm and welcoming school environment
• Friendly, enthusiastic and well‑behaved children

Commitments:

• Pinfold Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
• All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.

Selection and interview process:

• Applications close at 12:00 on Monday 5th January 2026 (the Trust reserves the right to close the process early if suitable candidates are identified).
• Interviews will take place on Friday 16th January 2026.
• Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

Please note we may close the advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so if you are interested in applying, please do so as soon as you are able.

Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.