Midday Assistant

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6.25 hours per week, Term Time Only (38 weeks per year)

Hours: Monday - Friday 12.00pm - 1.15pm

As a Midday Assistant in St George's Primary School, you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of St George's Primary School mission statement of 'Nurturing our community through opportunities, innovation and love'. We are seeking a dedicated professional who is passionate about our values and committed to making a positive difference in the lives of our pupils.

Your Role in St George's Primary School
We are looking to appoint a reliable, committed member of the Midday Assistant team to provide care, guidance and support for our children during lunch time.
The role involves supervising the welfare of children aged 3-11 in the dining hall, playground and classroom.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively and respond sensitively and confidently to the needs of the children. The post holder must be self-motivated, flexible and a good team player, who is dedicated to ensuring that lunch time at St George's Primary School is a pleasurable and safe experience for our children.

As a Midday Assistant, you will be responsible for:

Supervising and escorting children to dining and play areas
Maintaining and demonstrating good standards of table manners and eating habits
Helping prepare and serve refreshments, following health and safety guidelines
Promoting good behaviour and handling conflicts or incidents in line with school behaviour policies
Administering first aid, as appropriate
Reporting & recording incidents, accidents, and any issues concerning discipline or safety on our School MIS and to the Senior Midday Supervisor, as appropriate.
Collaborating with teachers and other staff to support children's welfare and safety

What You'll Bring to St George's Primary School:

We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Midday Assistant with:

A good standard of literacy and numeracy
Experience working with children in a school or related environment
Ability to work collaboratively in a team
Good communication, administration, and organisational skills
Empathetic, approachable, and positive attitude towards children
Understanding of children's welfare needs.

What We Offer to Support Your Growth:

Professional Growth: A full induction and extensive CPD through The National College.
Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like 'Employee of the Month' rewards, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support, Schools Advisory Service with extensive Wellbeing services including GP consultations, Nurse Support, Weight Management, Physiotherapy etc, My Happy Mind
Comprehensive Benefits: Wirral Council LGPS pension schemes, enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Sick pay for staff with continuous service, Specsavers Opticians Vouchers, access to Blue Light rewards, 15% off orders at BAKED
Inclusive Culture: In our warm, community-focused school, we champion our diverse strengths and work as one team to create a vibrant space where staff truly thrive and find joy in their roles

Application forms for the above post are available online via our ATS portal. Please visit our careers page to start your application. https://www.eteach.com/careers/stgeorgesprimaryschool/

All candidates must be aware of the safeguarding nature of this work.
The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

All applicants will be considered based on suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability.

The successful candidates will receive a full induction for their role including safeguarding awareness and practice.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates; this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available, and the aim is to identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process.

For further information about working at St George's and our safer Recruitment procedures, please refer to the school's website:
https://www.stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk/Working-at-St-George-s/
https://www.stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk/Safeguarding/
Wirral Council's Child Protection Procedures; https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/procedures/

Closing date is: Thursday 15th October 2026 at 9am. We will shortlist candidates on the same day (we cannot offer feedback on unsucessful applications).
Interviews will be held week commencing the 19th October 2026.

Application forms can be found online at https://www.eteach.com/careers/stgeorgesprimaryschool/