Midday Assistant

Hours: 5 days per week, 1.5 hours per day from 12pm to 1:30pm, 38 weeks per year (term time only)

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: As soon as possible

We are looking for a committed and reliable midday assistant to join our team of lunchtime support staff. This will be to work with pupils across the school from Reception to Year 6, and may also include some 1:1 support for pupils with additional needs.

You will contribute to making lunchtimes happy, productive and safe for all of our children including assisting pupils in the lunch hall, supervising on the playground, facilitating and initiating games, and dealing with basic first aid. The successful candidate will have previous experience of working with children, be able to work as part of a team and to use their own initiative.

You must be punctual, approachable, caring and consistent, with a calm and positive manner at all times.

Gidea Park Primary is committed to safeguarding our pupils and staff. This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosures Procedure.

Please contact the school office on  or email on  if you have any questions. Successful applicants will be contacted with an invite to interview – role to begin as soon as candidate is available.

Closing date for applications:
9am Friday 6th March, 2026

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self‑declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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