Midday Meals Assistant
About This Role
You will play a vital role in keeping pupils safe during mealtimes, supporting them to improve their eating and drinking skills and providing fun play and interaction opportunities. This is a truly a life enhancing role and one where no two days are the same.
We are a special school for pupils aged 2 to 19 years with a range of Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), including Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). Jack Tizard is a happy, friendly school where pupils are encouraged and supported to learn and achieve. Each child and young person within our school is treated as a unique individual and, our multi-disciplinary approach to learning, provides the opportunities for them to reach their full potential.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a positive and enthusiastic approach with a passion for supporting learners with SEND
- Be an excellent communicator, both written and verbal
- Develop and maintain positive relationships across the school community
- Be able to multi-task
- Have excellent IT skills
- Be flexible and solution focussed
- Be calm and patient
- Embrace working in a varied and sometimes unpredictable environment
- We can offer you:
The chance to work as part of a supportive and dedicated staff team, where all individuals are valued
- Annual wellbeing day
- Staff discount at Westfield London
- Inclusive and supportive community
- A chance to work in a diverse, inclusive and vibrant community with excellent transport links
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Performance Management and career progression support
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; staff share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for successful appointees in accordance with current legislation. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website https://www.jacktizard.lbhf.sch.uk/about-us/school-documents
School visits are an essential part of the application process, so please contact us to arrange a suitable date prior to submitting your application by emailing sbm@jacktizard.lbhf.sch.uk & h.averis@jacktizard.lbhf.sch.uk or call 02087353590 for an informal discussion.