Midday Assistant

Job Description

Hours: 6.67 hours per week. Monday to Friday, 11.55am - 1.15pm

Working weeks: Term time only (38 weeks per year)

Start date: asap

Salary: £24,362 to £24,733 full time equivalent including fringe allowance (pro-rata)

Actual salary: £3,672.42 - £3,728.35

Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience

Hilltop Junior School are seeking an enthusiastic, caring Midday Assistant who enjoys working with children to join their friendly, supportive team.

As Midday Assistant you will help to maintain a safe, happy and secure environment during lunchtime for our lovely children.

If you are looking for a position that offers job satisfaction and that fits in with other commitments, then this may be the opportunity you have been looking for. We really do value all of our staff as each team member makes a positive difference to the lives of young people. 

Successful applicants will:

• Supervise children in the lunch hall
• Encourage imaginative play outside (and indoors when it's raining)
• Ensure the good behaviour of pupils
• Administer first aid

We can offer you:

• purposeful training
• the opportunity to work with our lovely children and our school community
• supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils
• a highly effective learning environment
• a responsive and involved leadership team

For more information on the role please contact the school office: hilltopjun.admin@heartsacademy.uk or call:01268 734649

If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date, should we receive enough suitable applicants.

HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Information about the School

Hilltop Junior School is child-centred and believes in high expectations for all. We are an over-achieving, oversubscribed school, with strong links with the community and feeder schools. We pride ourselves on positive relationships that benefit the pupils at the heart of the community.

We are proud to have recently been graded as "good" by Ofsted and shortlisted as TES Primary School of the Year. We are a creative school with an inspiring, vibrant and engaging curriculum. We have the highest aspirations for all of our children and believe in providing them with a full, varied learning experience that is exciting and equips them for life.

At Hilltop, we have a strong and passionate team of teachers who are dedicated to ensuring that every single child achieves their full potential. Our pupils consistently achieve above national averages in reading and writing.

We are a leading school in Wickford, set in beautiful grounds and well-served by transportation links. We are close to major road networks, making it easy for pupils to access our school.

Hilltop Junior School is ranked in the top 5% of schools and is the proud recipient of many awards including;- • Pearson Centre of Excellence 2022 • SENDIA; the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Inclusion Award from Optimus Education • L.P.P.A. (Leading Parent Partnership Award) • Fully accredited National Online Safety certified school • History Quality Mark – Gold Status • Wellbeing Award • SMSC Quality Mark Gold • Young Carers Award • Healthy Schools Award • SAFE CIC Gold Award • An Artsmark School • working towards UNICEF Rights Respecting Gold • IQM – Inclusive School Award • Green flag status • Forest Schools

Hilltop Junior School is part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a Trust of local schools that has the values of happiness, equity, achievement, resilience, truth and spirituality. The Trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar consists of 184 days contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.

The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/trust-information/policies

We can offer you:

• an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including Trust-wide twilights throughout the year

• a two-week October half-term

• supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils

• a highly effective learning environment

• a responsive and involved leadership team

• the HEARTS four-day face-to-face teaching week model whereby all teachers in the trust receive 20% non-contact time. This goes above and beyond the national entitlement of 10% PPA

• a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values

• access to our school counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions

For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk