STEP Breakfast Club Assistant

Grade 2, Scale point 3

Salary: £21,408pa pro rata £3,204pa

6.25 hours per week

Passion – Urgency – Positivity – Aspiration – Commitment

We are seeking to recruit a hardworking, dedicated individual to join our team of Breakfast Club staff here at Benedict Academy. The suitable candidate will assist in the day to day organisation of the Breakfast Club, supervising and taking care of the children who attend and supporting the team in planning a range of engaging early morning activities. We are passionate about providing healthy nutritious meals for the children in our Academy and so expect a high level of commitment from the Breakfast Club team to ensure that all meals produced are to an excellent standard. If you take pride in your work and can work well on your own or as part of a team, we would like to hear from you. In return, you will be paid an above average rate of pay. We welcome applications from all interested candidates including those who hold a relevant NVQ Level 2/3 qualification.

The successful candidate must:

• Have a knowledge of basic food preparation.

• Be able to work effectively in a busy environment.

• Have an ability to read and complete simple instructions, such as cleaning rota and

       work rota.

• Be able to communicate with all staff and pupils.

• Display and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene.

• Able to encourage children to select a balanced meal.

• Display a commitment to the Trust’s equalities policies.

We can offer you:

• enthusiastic children, who are keen to learn;

• a dedicated leadership team, who are committed to supporting and developing

      colleagues;

• excellent professional development and promotion opportunities;

• membership to Perkbox discount scheme;

• subsided private health care with Benenden;

• a free school lunch when working in school.

Our Academy is inclusive, with the highest academic standards. We take children from all backgrounds and give them the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to flourish.  The happiness, well-being and success of our pupils is at the centre of everything we do.

You are welcome to contact us for an informal discussion about this post prior to application, please contact Amina Amrani, Associate Business Advisor - Amina.Amrani@stepacademytrust.org, to make arrangements.  The Job Description/Person Specification and Application Form can be downloaded from the STEP website – www.stepacademytrust.org  

Completed application forms with supporting statements written in line with the person specification should be returned by email to Amina Amrani as detailed above. 

STEP Academy Trust believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities.  We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.   Applicants must hold the right to work in the UK.

Applications will be considered upon receipt and successful candidates will be contacted for interviews.  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.    CVs are not accepted. 

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.