Midday Assistant

Hilltop Junior School are looking to recruit 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. The successful applicant will:

• Supervise children in the lunch hall
• Encourage imaginative play outside (and indoors when it's raining)
• Ensure the good behaviour of pupils
  
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All applicants can view a copy of our Records Retention Policy on the Trust website, the policy sets out how we will gather, process and hold personal data of individuals during and after the recruitment process. The HEARTS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. HEARTS is a small innovative Academy Trust of six primary schools and an alternative provision for pupils with SEMH challenges. All provisions are based in the south of Essex. Our values are central to all that we do. We work tirelessly to ensure that happiness and hope, self-esteem, achievement, respect and responsibility, truth, spirituality and service are embedded into the curriculum. Our pupils are well-rounded individuals who are ready to face the challenges offered to them. These values are at the heart of all we do and fundamental to our working relationships as well as our pupils' learning. We have high expectations of our employees and offer support and continued development opportunities for all. We expect our employees to live the HEARTS values in their work and relationships with other employees and the community.

The HEARTS way of working is based on our values of happiness, self-esteem, achievement, respect and responsibility, truth and service, all of which are embedded within each of our schools. HEARTS Academy Trust offers a comprehensive rewards and benefits package to all colleagues, including but not limited to:
• Pension schemes (LGPS/TPS)
• Professional development opportunities
• Access to our trust Counsellor
• Access to our Mental Health First Aid team
• Additional weeks leave during October
• Excellent CPD opportunities with purposeful training, including trust-wide twilights
• Supportive leadership and opportunities to collaborate across the trust
• On request, and if appropriate, flexible working