Midday Assistant

At LIFE Education our Mission is 'To build great learning communities'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent student outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees. To help us with this, we are looking to appoint a Midday Assistant to join our team, and be responsible for maintaining safety, welfare and good contact of the students during the lunch break between the morning and afternoon teaching sessions. 

The successful candidate will:

• Share our passion and commitment to building great learning communities for our students.
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be professional, approachable and caring
• Have first aid knowledge - preferred but not essential
• Enjoy working with young people (experience preferred but not essential)
• Be able to work as part of a team 

The successful candidate will become part of an oversubscribed, flourishing school for girls aged 11 to 18, with confident, courteous, articulate students, and an ethos rooted in empowerment, The school is committed to providing the best learning opportunities in a safe, secure and friendly environment with dedicated colleagues who strive for excellence.

In return we can offer you:

• Welcoming and friendly colleagues
• Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS), the Trust’s employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24 hour a day access to a GP helpline for you and those within your household, a counselling service, stress management, weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more.
• A colleague Support Pack regularly updated with local financial guidance, schemes and support
• Free flu vaccinations
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Links with the local community, including our charity partner, The Trussell Trust Food Bank
• Increased priority in admission to our school for your daughter(s)
•  Close proximity to the M25, Romford Railway Station (Elizabeth Line) and on a main bus route

Applications:

Please forward your completed application form, together with a letter of application and supporting paperwork to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by 9am on Monday 2nd October 2023 and interviews will be scheduled during the following week. A copy of the school's Support Colleague application Form can be found on the school website www.fbaok.co.uk. Shortlisting and interviews will take place shortly after. 

For further information about this role, please contact Vicky Smith, Head of HR via email at recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com. Visits to the school are welcomed.