Breakfast Club Assistant

Breakfast Club Assistant

Location: Northstead Community Primary School, Scarborough Contract: Permanent

Pay: Grade CD, £12.85 – £13.47 per hour

Hours/ Working Pattern: 5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (7:35am – 8:35am) Term Time Only

Closing Date: 9am, Friday 6th February 2026

Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 9th February 2026

Start Date: As soon as possible after interview

Are you an aspiring teaching assistant or childcare student looking to develop experience working with children or are you looking to make a difference in our community?  

Join us at Northstead Community Primary School as a breakfast club assistant. 

Be Northstead

Be the Difference

Be the best that you can be

Our Opportunity   

We are looking for a Breakfast Club Assistant to join our friendly team. You will set-up and lead engaging – yet calm – activities that help transition our pupils into the school day. 

Key Duties:

•       Work alongside the breakfast club leader to maintain a register of children

•       Prepare and provide a healthy Breakfast/snacks/refreshments to the children following food hygiene practices, and clean up afterwards

•       Prepare and set up room as required

•       Administer basic first aid as required

•       Undertake the personal care of children as required, including toileting, dressing, sickness

•       Ensure the children and young persons are supervised at all times Essential Qualifications

•       Literacy skills for accurate record keeping You will have:

•       An understanding of and commitment to the provision of good quality childcare

•       An understanding of food hygiene rules

•       Health & safety knowledge, including lifting and handling and fire prevention

•       A sound understanding of safeguarding procedures

•       Knowledge of healthy eating

•       Some experience of working with children in a play work or educational setting

Queries / School Visits

Informal chats with our Headteacher, Shaun Hopper, are welcomed. For queries or to arrange a call or school visit, please contact the school office on 01723362249 or email admin@northstead.n-yorks.sch.uk

Application Process

An email will be sent to shortlisted candidates with details of the interview process / shortlisting outcome.

We do not accept CV’s

Please contact us if you need to apply in a different format.

When applying please take into account the following:

Employment History

In line with KCSIE requirements, please complete your full employment history to ensure any gaps in your education and career history are accounted for.

Suitable References

When completing your application, please provide two employment referees. Generally, this should be your current and most recent Headteacher or line manager.

Please note if your former Headteacher or line manager has since left, please use an alternative current senior staff member as they need to be in post at your former location to be able to confirm your details in full.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept personal references or personal email addresses.

Please get in touch for any queries if you are unsure.

Supporting Information

The supporting information section of your application should clearly evidence your ability to meet the requirements we have outlined in the job description & person specification. This will be used to shortlist applicants for this role and therefore it is imperative that you provide evidence as requested.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust child

protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note this post is in regulated activity and exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS criminal records and barred list check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.