136 Part time, Childcare jobs in Hammersmith And Fulham, Hammersmith And Fulham

Midday Assistant

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 15 May 2025


• Hours: Part time


• Closing date: 13 June 2025


• Location: Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7SJ


• Company: Teaching Vacancies


• Job type: Permanent


• Job reference: 5a5c06e2-0c37-44ac-a585-fde95d079497

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Trinity School is an all age (3 to 19) modern, vibrant Special School catering for the needs of students who have a wide range of learning difficulties including; moderate, severe, profound and complex. A number of our pupils also have an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).

What the school offers its staff

The School requires Midday Assistants to work across the different phases. The successful candidates will support pupils at meal times who have varying levels of understanding, mobility and self-help skills, and may also have adapted diets.

Previous experience of working with children, vulnerable adults or in the caring profession is essential. It is also preferable that the successful candidate has had experience of working with children who have special educational needs.

The successful candidate must have previous experience of dealing with very difficult and sometimes challenging behaviours, along with being able to demonstrate a clear commitment to working with children who have severe learning disabilities.

The post will also require staff to carry out intimate hygiene tasks, such as the supervision of toileting or changing of children and young people who are not continent. Therefore, the successful candidate must be willing to carry out personal care with support and training.

We are committed to ensuring a consistent, high quality provision for our pupils and will be looking for candidates who can offer excellent levels of attendance. Applicants will also be expected to commit to annual training and refreshers.

Please ensure that when you complete your application form, that you ensure you specifically write about how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria stipulated in this advert and as detailed in the person specification for the role.

Minimum GCSE (A-C) is a requirement for this role.

All applications should be made on the Trinity School application form available from the school website.

CVs will not be accepted and should not be submitted.

Applicants who were not successful in previous shortlisting and interview processes need not apply.

Only those applicants that are shortlisted will be notified of the interviews.

Trinity School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will undergo online searches and their referees contacted prior to the interview.

An enhanced criminal record check via the DBS will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a comprehensive screening process, including a disclosure check will be undertaken on all applicants.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• childcare disqualification


• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)


• medical


• online and social media prohibition from teaching


• right to work


• satisfactory references


• suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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The School requires Midday Assistants to work across the different phases. The successful candidates will support pupils at meal times who have varying levels of understanding, mobility and self-help skills, and may also have adapted diets.

Previous experience of working with children, vulnerable adults or in the caring profession is essential. It is also preferable that the successful candidate has had experience of working with children who have special educational needs.

The successful candidate must have previous experience of dealing with very difficult and sometimes challenging behaviours, along with being able to demonstrate a clear commitment to working with children who have severe learning disabilities.

The post will also require staff to carry out intimate hygiene tasks, such as the supervision of toileting or changing of children and young people who are not continent. Therefore, the successful candidate must be willing to carry out personal care with support and training.

We are committed to ensuring a consistent, high quality provision for our pupils and will be looking for candidates who can offer excellent levels of attendance. Applicants will also be expected to commit to annual training and refreshers.

Please ensure that when you complete your application form, that you ensure you specifically write about how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria stipulated in this advert and as detailed in the person specification for the role.

Minimum GCSE (A-C) is a requirement for this role.