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Are you free at lunchtimes to work for our wonderful school?
MIDDAY ASSISTANT
Main Road, Ford End
Chelmsford
Essex CM3 1LQ
Telephone: 01245 237209
We seek to appoint a passionate and professional Mid-day Assistant, to join our team, where you will be part of a small,
friendly school. The students are a joy and you will be part of a positive environment, with inspiring and supportive
colleagues who strive for excellence.
Set in a beautiful semi-rural location, our school has a real family feel and a positive Christian ethos.
Our school is part of the LIFE Education Trust whose mission is to build great learning communities which unleash
creativity and champion optimism, in a spirit of compassion. To accomplish our mission, we use our 3 core beliefs:
• Courageous optimism
• Boundless creativity
• Heartfelt compassion
The successful candidate will need to enjoy working with children and have excellent interpersonal skills, patience and a
sense of humour. It will be your job to assist and support in the supervision, engagement and development of pupils
during lunchtime, working in collaboration with school support staff, under the overall direction of the Executive
Headteacher and Head of School. Experience preferred, but not essential.
Please submit a copy of the school's application form, which can be found
on our website, together with a letter of application and supporting
paperwork, to Mrs V Smith at recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by
Monday3rd January 2022.
The important bit!
MIDDAY ASSISTANT
Scale 1.1 - £17,852
6 hours a week, 38 weeks a
year
13.47% FTE
Actual Salary £2,404
The School reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date. To find out why we are so proud of Ford End CofE Primary School, visit our website:
www.fordendschool.com. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who arecurrently under-represented'
Ford End CofE Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
Information about the School
Ford End CE VC Primary School is an excellent school and has provided a broad and balanced education for children aged 4 – 11 years in the village of Ford End and its surrounding villages since 1872.
We are a school that prides itself on balancing good academic standards with caring, supportive pastoral care. Our SATs results are at national standard or above and are continuing to improve. In February 2018, Ofsted called our school, “a caring, welcoming school in which pupils develop a sense of security needed to become confident learners” where “pupils are polite, eager and cooperative in their learning.” They praised the fact that pupils, parents and staff are proud to be part of our school with one parent stating that staff, “go above and beyond to care for the children.” Through working with the dynamic LIFE Education Trust and schools in our River Chelmer Partnership, we are continuing to develop our holistic approach which supports the physical, moral and spiritual development of our pupils. We offer a wide range of clubs out of the school day. We are fully committed to the beliefs of LIFE Education Trust: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion, which we believe support our Christian foundation and our distinctive Christian ethos and build great learning communities.
Our expectations are high for both pupils and staff and we believe in being aspirational. Our motto is “Hope and a Future” and we aim to give all our children the tools they need to flourish and prosper. Our Vision, “ For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you; plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11, support us all in our endeavours to achieve this.
Ford End is a wonderful school with delightful children who are a joy to teach and support, and together with LIFE Education Trust, we will continue to serve our community and give all our children the hope they need for a fulfilled and successful future.