Midday Assistant

The Robert Fitzroy Academy

primary Mid-day meals supervisors
Location: The Robert Fitzroy Academy - 80 Brampton Road Croydon CR0 6JN
Contract type: Fixed Term
Salary range: See main advert
Interview date: 30th June 2025
Posted 23 hours ago

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Midday Assistant

We are looking for:

An enthusiastic Midday Assistant to join our collaborative and growing Academy team at Robert Fitzroy Academy. You need to be committed to providing children with a safe and enjoyable lunchtime period. You will assist with pupils’ table manners and use of cutlery and will also be responsible for coordinating a range of interactive play activities, administering minor first aid and ensuring the welfare and safety of the pupils.

As a Midday Assistant, you will be passionate about ensuring the best outcomes for children and giving them every opportunity to succeed. Every child is respected and treated as an individual, with no limits placed on their learning – just opportunities to continually improve. We give all children the opportunity to challenge themselves through a range of tasks and activities – empowering children to take ownership and responsibility for their own learning.

In particular, successful candidates should have:

Experience of working with young children;
Basic understanding of child development and learning;
Enthusiasm and dedication to caring and supporting pupils’ lunchtime activities.

You should be:

A responsible and reliable person;
Confident in dealing with young people, maintaining discipline and motivation;
Able to relate well to pupils and adults.

In turn, we can offer you:

Great facilities to create a vibrant, stimulating learning environment for children;
A supportive Leadership team who will encourage innovation and initiative;
A wider network within REAch2 Academy Trust of support, exceptional practice and excellent CPD.

If you feel you have all the necessary attributes, are highly motivated, committed to making a positive difference to children’s lives and want to be part of creating a legacy for the future – then we’d love to hear from you!

Find out more:

Our website, www.robertfitzroyacademy.com is full of information about our school. We also have a very lively social media culture at the school which we would expect you to contribute to if you join us. You can see all our social media in one place on the latest news tab on our website.

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