Midday Assistant

Salary includes discretionary allowance for Living Wage Foundation Living Wage

5 hours per week, term time only (38 working weeks)

Maltings Academy and New Rickstones Academy in Witham, Essex are graded ‘Outstanding’ and ‘Good’ by Ofsted respectively. Both have a state of the art new building offering fantastic facilities for both students and staff alike.  

We are recruiting two Midday Assistants to help to maintain the safety, welfare and good conduct of our students during the midday break and undertake cleaning in and around dining areas.  You will support our ‘discipline with dignity’ approach to foster a supportive and friendly atmosphere.   The successful candidate will be able to maintain a safe working environment, be able to work well as part of a team and possess great communication and people skills.  

Hours of work are 1pm-2pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. The position is based at Maltings Academy but you may also be required to work at New Rickstones Academy. 

For an informal discussion about the post please contact the HR Department on 01376 512 911 x1325 / hr@maltingsacademy.org 

As  the sponsor, AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners – to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them.  In each of our academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes.  You will also be entitled to the following benefits: a health cash plan, vehicle affinity scheme, childcare vouchers and Westfield rewards.  Academy staff also receive discounted membership at Witham Leisure Centre.

This position is required to commence as soon as possible.  Interviews are scheduled to take place immediately after the closing date.

Closing date: Sunday 8 October 2017.

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.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. 

Candidates should refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. Please carefully consider the ‘Relevant Skills & Experience’ section on the application form and explain how you match the essential criteria detailed in the person specification.  

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements.  Please visit our website http://www.academiesenterprisetrust.org/our-teaching-school/our-school-direct-teacher-training-vacancies for further details.