Job Introduction
Old Town Infant School and Nursery Website
Midday Assistant
Old Town Infant School
8.75 hours, term time plus 3 days for training (38.6 working weeks)
Grade C, SCP 3-4 (£12.85 - £13.05 per hour)
Permanent contract, Actual Salary: £4,340 - £4,409 per annum pro rata
Starting November 2025
At Old Town Infant School and Nursery, our small but mighty infant school, we are currently seeking to appoint a Midday Assistant to join our positive and highly skilled team. The school is part of Coastal Learning Partnership Multi Academy Trust; a vibrant, collaborative Trust of twenty schools working together around shared goals, values and aspirations.
Midday Assistants are responsible for either working in the servery; serving meals and dishwashing or supervising pupils during the lunch break and maintaining a clean and hygienic area in which to eat food. Ideal candidates should have some experience working with children and a willingness to undertake training.
For further details, please speak to the School Operations Manager, Martine Whittle, on 01202 673966. Applicants are also encouraged to view our websites www.oldtowninfantschool.co.uk or Coastal Learning Partnership www.coastalpartnership.co.uk
External candidates: Please send a completed application form to: oldtown.recruitment@coastalpartnership.co.uk
Please note that in accordance with our safer recruitment practices, CVs will not be accepted unless requested.
Closing Date: Midnight, Tuesday 30th September 2025
Interviews: Week Commencing, Monday 6th October 2025
To comply with our statutory safer recruitment practices and obligations, we are unable to shortlist incomplete applications. Please ensure you include a full employment and education history, details of two referees and explain any gaps in employment. CVs will not be accepted from external candidates.
Coastal Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, and Enhanced DBS check, Child Barred List check and satisfactory references. We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Applicants are advised that it is an offense to apply for the role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
CLP is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants who meet the person specification will receive equal consideration for employment. We value the fact that our schools are very different, as are our colleagues within them. Our culture is one in which colleagues serve and inspire each other in the spirit of professional generosity; colleagues are empowered to be themselves and to be their best. At CLP, everyone is welcome and encouraged to achieve and be heard.
