Job Description

Salary: NJC 3 (Actual Salary £4,063 )+ well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours:7.5 per week, 38 weeks per year
Contract:Fixed term (Aug 2025)
Start date:January 2025

Looking to make a difference every day?

We are seeking two Midday Assistant to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our pupils have a safe, nourishing and welcoming lunchtime experience.

As a Midday Assistant you will:

• Supervise play: Organise engaging activities for children aged 3-11.
• Promote positive behaviour: Encourage respectful and appropriate behaviour during lunchtime.
• Ensure safety and well-being: Monitor children's safety and well-being in the playground and dining hall.
• Foster social skills: Help children develop problem-solving and relationship-building skills.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about education: Dedicated to making a positive impact on children's lives.
• Creative and engaging: Able to inspire and motivate children.
• Organised and reliable: Can manage responsibilities effectively.
• A team player: Works well with colleagues and collaborates effectively.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal English language skills.

About our school:
Plumberow Primary Academy is a large three form entry primary academy in Hockley. We are a welcoming academy situated in a lovely setting, which is well resourced and has fantastic children and supportive parents.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

• Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

Closing date:12th December

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Information about the School

At Lift Plumberow we aim to give every child the very best start possible to their education through vibrant and engaging teaching, enabling the children to become active learners and by using an exciting, broad and balanced curriculum.

We are a large three form entry school, with an average of 650 pupils on roll, sat in the heart of the Hockley community. Our school community offers learning from Reception to Year 6. The Early Years are crucial to a child's development and our Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 enable the children to get their school careers off to a flying start.

Throughout the school we want our children to enjoy a wide range of experiences which bring the curriculum to life and make learning fun. All of our staff work hard to ensure the best possible quality of education for the children in every year group. The school is well-known for its sporting achievements and we can proudly offer the provision for swimming lessons built into our curriculum.

Our results have been historically strong and above national averages, something we are very proud to celebrate! The behaviour and attitudes towards learning is extremely positive and this enhances the outcomes for the children. Our website aims to give you a taster of what Lift Plumberow is all about, along with a range of useful information.

At the forefront, along with providing opportunities for the children to excel, we aspire to establish and build positive relationships with parent/carers and all other members of the community.

We hope that you find the website useful. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you require further information.

Mr. T Bottrill - Principal Miss. N Newman - Vice Principal

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

-We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day. -With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives. -We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.