Midday Assistant

Wild Bank Primary; Stalybridge; On-site; GBP 5,000; Part time

Job summary

A community school in Stalybridge is looking for a part-time Midday Assistant to supervise and assist children during lunchtime. The role involves both indoor and outdoor activities, focusing on providing support and ensuring children's welfare. Candidates should be enthusiastic about working with children, possess good communication and organizational skills, and be able to work as a part of a team. This position is fixed-term from February to August 2026, with an actual salary of £4,352 for 7.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Enjoy working with children.
• Good understanding of basic medical care.

Responsibilities

• Assist children during lunchtime supervision.
• Provide playground support.
• Read with individual children for 30 minutes daily.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Patience

Job description

Job Overview

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Midday Assistant at Wild Bank Community School, Demesne Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2PG.

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 at our academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Wild Bank is a one form entry school with 31 staff and 146 pupils aged between 3 and 11. Wild Bank’s school motto is ‘Working together we can achieve our best’.

Term: Monday 23rd February 2026 to 31st August 2026

Part-Time: Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 1:30pm

The role is fixed-term, part-time 7.5 hours per week, Term Time Only, with an actual salary of £4,352 (Grade A Point 2).

Responsibilities

The purpose of the role is to assist the children during lunchtime and to provide playground support and supervision, including basic medical care and reporting where necessary. You will be working both inside and outside the school building and you will need to be able to work independently using initiative and as part of a team, enjoy working with children and demonstrate organisation, flexibility, patience and understanding. You will need to be able to communicate clearly with, and relate positively to, all members of staff and pupils. Part of this role is to read with individual children for 30 minutes each day.

Selection Process

• Applications close at 09:00 on Friday 16th January 2026, although the Trust reserves the right to close early if suitable candidates are identified.
• Interviews will take place on Monday 26th January 2026.
• Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

Safeguarding

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. All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and a probationary period of three months.

Application Process

All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months and require an enhanced DBS disclosure. We do not accept CVs; applicants should complete the Trust Application Form and provide details of two referees who, if shortlisted, will be contacted for references. Social media checks will be carried out for roles across our Trust. The job advert may be closed as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply promptly. For further details about the role, Trust and schools, please see the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Trust Recruitment Pack.