Midday Assistant

Role: Midday Assistant

Salary: Grade 2 (SCP 3) £25,614 (FTE Salary) / £3,055 - £3,124 (Actual Salary)

Contract type: Permanent, Part Time, Term Time Only (38 weeks per year)

Hours: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - 11.45am - 1.30pm (5.25 hours per week)

Reporting to: Headteacher

Start date: As soon as possible

About Us

This is an exciting time to be joining the Sir John Brunner Foundation. Our Multi-Academy Trust educates more than 5200 children and young people and employs over 600 professionals across 8 academies. Each of our academies operates at the heart of their local community.

Our mission is to enhance students’ lives through the highest standards of education underpinned by our Trust values of Excellence, Belonging and Partnership.

The Multi-Academy Trust incorporates:

• The County High School, Leftwich.
• Middlewich High School.
• Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College.
• Macclesfield Academy.
• Cuddington Primary School
• Sandiway Primary School
• Hartford Primary School
• Little Leigh Primary School

The Sir John Brunner Foundation has a proud legacy of educational excellence dating back to 1557. We remain firmly focused on children, providing a first-class experience that nurtures curiosity, confidence, and joy in learning. In working with our communities, we create an environment where every child feels valued, safe, and supported to reach their potential.

The Foundation’s Head Office is based at the Sir John Deane’s College campus in Northwich.

This role is based at Hartford Primary School. We are looking for a hardworking and professional individual to join our Midday Assistant team. This is a permanent role working three days per week.

Your Responsibilities

• Ensuring the safety and welfare of all children, in all relevant areas, at all times, during the lunchtime period
• Setting up the school dinner hall for lunchtime, including moving and setting up furniture
• Monitoring and supporting children in the dinner hall to ensure an orderly and efficient dinner service. Respect and good behaviour of the children is essential
• Clearing up the dinner hall after lunchtime, including cleaning the floor and surfaces
• Helping maintain a safe and fun environment in the dinner hall
• Helping maintain a safe and fun environment during outside lunchtime play
• Supervise outside play and wet break where relevant
• Other daily duties which will be discussed at the time of appointment

What we are looking for

• Applicants will be expected to uphold high standards of care and support for all children and be able to work effectively within a team. They will have a professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices in which they work at all times, following our school rules, code of conduct and core values.
• Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS)

Closing Date: Monday 23^rd November 2026 – 9am

Interview Date: Thursday 26^th November 2026 (AM)

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Midday Assistant, please complete the application form today! You are strongly encouraged to get your application form submitted at the earliest opportunity, as we reserve the right to close our adverts earlier than advertised where sufficient applications have been received.

We’d love to hear from you!

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant must have enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. The school is an equal opportunities employer.

For further information regarding this role, please contact humanresources@sjbf.org.uk.