School Support Assistant

Hilltop Junior School are seeking a flexible, organised and enthusiastic person to assist with supporting all aspects of school administration, lead Breakfast Club operations and assist with Midday duties. This role includes:

• providing administration support relating to after school clubs, breakfast clubs, school uniform, school meals, school trips, attendance and newsletters
• acting as a first point of contact for enquiries, visitors, contractors etc. including post and email distribution
• assist with unwell children, administering first aid or medication where required
• maintaining accurate records on systems such as Bromcom, National College training platform, MIS systems
• finance administration, pupil admissions, fundraising and marketing, website administration

Breakfast Club and Midday duties

• lead the operations, maintaining registers and ensuring fees are paid
• line manage Breakfast Club Assistant
• liaise with catering staff, prepare and serve breakfast
• assist children at mealtimes, leading activities
• provide pastoral care and guidance, enforcing sanctions as appropriate
• managing midday duty rota
• safeguarding of children, reporting any concerns

Please refer to the full job description and person specification for this role.

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact the school office: [email removed] or [phone removed]

For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date, should we receive enough suitable applicants.

HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact [email removed] / [phone removed]. We will be happy to discuss this with you.

HEARTS Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer.