Midday Assistant
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10
- £15.68 per hour
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 13 April 2026
Job overview
Permanent Midday Assistants
£15.68 per hour (Actual salary will be pro rata)
10 hours per week (2 hours per day) Term Time only
Fixed working hours: 11.30 am – 1.30 pm
Required: ASAP
Closing date: 12 noon on 13th April 2026
Interviews W/B: TBC
Trinity School is an all age (3 to 19) modern, vibrant Special School catering for the needs of students who have a wide range of learning difficulties including; moderate, severe, profound and complex. A number of our pupils also have an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).
The School requires Midday Assistants to work across the different phases. The successful candidates will support pupils at meal times who have varying levels of understanding, mobility and self-help skills, and may also have adapted diets.
Previous experience of working with children, vulnerable adults or in the caring profession is essential. It is also preferable that the successful candidate has had experience of working with children who have special educational needs.
The successful candidate must have previous experience of dealing with very difficult and sometimes challenging behaviours, along with being able to demonstrate a clear commitment to working with children who have severe learning disabilities.
The post will also require staff to carry out intimate hygiene tasks, such as the supervision of toileting or changing of children and young people who are not continent. Therefore, the successful candidate must be willing to carry out personal care with support and training.
We are committed to ensuring a consistent, high quality provision for our pupils and will be looking for candidates who can offer excellent levels of attendance. Applicants will also be expected to commit to annual training and refreshers.
Please ensure that when you complete your application form, that you ensure you specifically write about how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria stipulated in this advert and as detailed in the person specification for the role.
Minimum GCSE (A-C) is a requirement for this role.
All applications should be made on the Trinity School application form available from the school website on https://trinityschool.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies
CVs will not be accepted and should not be submitted
Applicants who were not successful in previous shortlisting and interview processes need not apply
Only those applicants that are shortlisted will be notified of the interviews
Trinity School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will undergo online searches and their referees contacted prior to the interview.
An enhanced criminal record check via the DBS will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a comprehensive screening process, including a disclosure check will be undertaken on all applicants.
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About Trinity School
- Trinity School
- Heathway, Dagenham
- Essex
- RM10 7SJ
- United Kingdom
Our School
Trinity School is an all age, modern, vibrant special school catering for the needs of students who have a wide range of learning difficulties, moderate, severe, profound and complex. A number of our pupils also have an autism spectrum condition (ASC).
Main Priorities of the School
- To provide the best service possible to our pupils and their families.
- To enable our pupils and their families to stay together and for pupils to acquire those skills that will support the ability to live as independent a life as possible within this community.
- The school seeks to play our part in counteracting the local cycle of deprivation by teaching relevant skills and supporting families and the work force in raising expectations and fulfilling aspirations.
- To establish models of best practice which can be shared with colleagues across the local authority to ensure that there is a continuity of approaches for people for whom access to services and support will be life-long.
- To foster a well trained work force with competencies in key pedagogies via access to high quality staff training facilities.
- To use staff development as a means of securing planned succession and ensure the continuity of effective teaching.
- To secure the legacy of an outstanding school
- To promote attainment and achievement of all pupils regardless of their disability
- To support the school’s raising attainment agenda through a focus on curriculum development, pedagogies and staff training.
- To foster partnership between Trinity school, the parents, the Local Authority and partner schools/services in sharing our practices for the benefit of children and young people with disabilities in our community.
- To promote the inclusion of all pupils through a rich and varied curriculum and through the delivery of appropriate pedagogy that is taught in a school with excellent facilities and resources.
- To enable an extensive and appropriate use of new technologies as they evolve.
Safer Recruitment Practice
Trinity School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All shortlisted candidates will undergo online searches, and their referees contacted prior to the interview.
An enhanced criminal record check via the DBS will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a comprehensive screening process, including a disclosure check will be undertaken on all applicants.
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