POST:  School Support Assistant

RESPONSIBLE TO:  Business Manager/Assistant Head 

SALARY: Scale 2 NJC point 3 to point 4 - £24,796 - £25,185 (£21,514 to £21,848 actual approx. per annum)

LOCATION: Grange Park Primary School

WORKING PATTERN: 37 hours per week. Working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate, but will require early starts and some evening and weekend working.  Term time plus 1 week.

CONTRACT: Permanent 

DISCLOSURE LEVEL:  Enhanced DBS

Main Purpose:

To be an integral part of the school operations team, providing practical site support, cleaning and pastoral support throughout the school day. Assisting with breakfast club and lunchtime service; providing comprehensive cleaning support as required throughout the school day, and working alongside the Site Officer to provide timely responses and resolutions to any site issues or queries. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Breakfast Club Support

Breakfast Club – as directed by the Assistant Head and Senior Breakfast Club lead, support a whole school breakfast offering between 7.45 am and 8.45 am. 

• Helping to set up for breakfast club, with registration, serving, dining and activity tables clearly separated 

• Greeting and registering children as required

• Supporting with activities as required

• Serving breakfast items as required

• Regular cleaning and tidying through the breakfast club session

• Supervision of children in the hall until the classroom transition at 8.45 am 

• Ensure that the hall is ready for curriculum activities from 9 am onwards. 

• Monitoring stocks of food and consumables, liaising with the Finance Administrator to place orders in a timely fashion to ensure the smooth running of the provision

• Taking deliveries of orders and safe and compliant storage of items in designated fridges, freezers and cupboards in line with statutory guidance 

• Managing Breakfast Club registers alongside Parenpay or ArborPay, monitoring attendance and ensuring parents have paid for any paid provision; liaising with the Attendance and Finance Administrators as required and referring any issues to the School Business Manager 

Catering Support 

As directed by the Assistant Head, work alongside midday supervisors to provide practical and pastoral support in the hall during lunchtimes; ensuring -  

• tables and floor are cleaned throughout the session, using appropriate cleaning equipment that is maintained regularly 

• waste is disposed of correctly and at regular and appropriate intervals

• assisting children with the carrying and cutting up of food, encouragement to eat or other support as required through liaison with other midday supervisors. 

Cleaning Support 

As directed by the Business Manager, work alongside the Site Officer to ensure a consistently high level of cleanliness across the school – 

• Ensuring a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in all toilets, particularly after busy times such as break and lunchtime. Ensuring toilets and sinks are clean, hand soap, paper towels and toilet rolls are replenished in a timely fashion, and bins are emptied regularly

• Ensuring a high standard of cleanliness in the staffroom, particularly after break and lunchtime; emptying and reloading the dishwasher, ensuring any washing up is completed, wiping tables, emptying bins and ensuring a tidy and clean appearance at all times. 

• Ensuring a high standard of cleanliness in meeting spaces at all times

• Ensuring the kitchen classroom is cleaned after any pastoral activities. 

• Undertake ad-hoc cleaning duties as requested throughout the day and periodically during the term or school year. For example, ensuring that all fridges and cupboards in the staff room are deep-cleaned. 

Site Support

As directed by the Business Manager, work alongside the Site Officer to provide a comprehensive, robust and responsive level of site support, including but not limited to - 

• Ensure that the school site is clean and free from litter and that external bins are empty for the start of the day, paying particular attention to pedestrian access routes and public-facing spaces

• Greet contractors, ensuring that they are aware of safeguarding and site safety protocols and supporting with access requirements 

• Assist the Site Officer with tasks as required, including but not limited to: moving of furniture, basic general maintenance and grounds support.

• Open and lock up – alongside the Site Officer, provide comprehensive support to lettings and other users of the school site to ensure that the building and grounds are opened for the start of the day or any activities and securely locked at night.

Nurture Support 

• As directed by the Assistant Head or other school leaders, support with intervention and pastoral groups in line with the School Improvement Plan and relevant policies 

• Support with breaktime duties as required by the Assistant Head

Safeguarding Children -

The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Statement of Conditions of Employment. The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.

The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the Trust and to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Line Manager.  The post holder will be expected to have an agreed flexible working pattern to ensure that all relevant functions are fulfilled through direct dialogue with employees, contractors and community members. 

English Duty -

This role is covered under part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.