Midday Assistant

Allsaintsupton; Widnes; On-site; GBP 7,000 - 10,000; Part time

Job summary

St Michael's Catholic Primary School in Widnes is seeking two Midday Assistants to supervise pupils during lunch and ensure a safe, enjoyable break for all classmates.

Part-time/term-time roles run 38 weeks plus 3 days, with 4 hours 10 minutes per day, Monday to Friday across two lunch sessions. Candidates should be calm, caring, and able to interact well with children and staff, with DBS checks required for safeguarding.

Qualifications

• A calm and caring manner
• Ability to interact well with children and staff

Responsibilities

• Our Midday Assistants work with our pupils to ensure they have an enjoyable and safe lunchbreak with their classmates.
• The ideal candidate will be flexible and available to work slightly longer hours when asked.

Job description

Employer: St Michael's Catholic Primary School

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Part Time/Term Time

Hours: 4 hours 10 minutes hours per week. Monday - Friday 11:50am12:40pm or 12:4pm-1:30pm.

Closing Date: 16/09/2026 at 12:00

Reference: Pri/26/342939

Midday Assistant x 2 Posts

Hour - 4 hours 10 minutes

Term Time Only 38 weeks plus 3 days

We are seeking to recruit 2 enthusiastic and flexible Midday Assistant is required to join our team.

Our Midday Assistants work with our pupils to ensure they have an enjoyable and safe lunchbreak with their classmates. A desire to work with children and the ability to show our school values including respect and kindness are important to this role. A calm and caring manner and the ability to interact well with children and staff are essential. The ideal candidate will be flexible and available to work slightly longer hours when asked. Our children's lunches are split over 2 lunchtimes and middays may be asked to cover either session.

Safeguarding our children is our number 1 priority and all school roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check. References will be taken up before any offer is made, these should ideally be from a similar or relevant role.

Interviews to be held 18/09/2026

If you are successfully shortlisted , please note as part of the short-listing process schools and colleges will carry out a basic online search using the search engine 'google' as part of their due diligence on shortlisted candidates (KCSIE 22).