Job Description

Job Title: Midday Assistant

Academy: Westwood Academy

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 7 hours and 30 minutes per week

Grade: Scale 2 Point 3

(£18,562.00 per annum pro rata)

Salary: £3,124.65 per annum (actual salary)

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: Sunday 11th April 2021

Interview Date: Friday 16th April 2021

Westwood Academy are looking to appoint a passionate Midday Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team to assist with the supervision of children at lunchtime breaks.

We are looking for a caring and committed individual who has the ability to work as part of the school team and dedicated to ensuring that lunchtime is a pleasurable and safe experience for our children. The hours of work will be Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 13.00 p.m.

The successful candidate must:

· Have excellent communication skills.

· Have good organisational and interpersonal skills.

· Be caring, patient and empathetic.

· Have the ability to work as part of a team as well as on their own initiative.

· Have good literacy and numeracy skills with GCSE Literacy and Numeracy grades A-C.

· Be self-motivated, flexible and a good team player.

If this role is of interest to you and you have demonstrable experience in the majority of the above accountabilities, please apply now. In addition, please see the Job Description and Person Specification with full details of experience required to fulfil this highly rewarding role.

Please complete the application form on the South Essex Academy Trust website, https://www.seacademytrust.co.uk/vacancies/ located in the Vacancies tab.

Westwood Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS certification and references. We are an equal opportunities employer and are part of the South Essex Academy Trust.

Information about the School

There is undoubtedly something very special about Westwood Academy, and we take immense pride in our school community. Here, we work collaboratively to create a safe, happy, and vibrant environment where students can learn and thrive.

We have a great deal of fun in our learning, whether in the classroom or playground, on the sports field, during one of our educational visits or themed learning days.

Supporting our school, South Essex Academy Trust plays a pivotal role by providing leadership, CPD, and school improvement through the peer review model, Leadership Academy, and the support of our School Improvement team. Leaders invest time and CPD in developing staff expertise and teachers value the training they receive; this gives teachers the confidence to adopt teaching approaches that get the best from pupils.

Our team is wholeheartedly devoted to children’s well-being, setting high standards, and nurturing the skills and enthusiasm necessary for our pupils to embrace the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences that life has to offer.

If you would like to find out more about us, please contact the school and make a convenient appointment; we will be delighted to welcome you!