Job Description

Salary

Grade 4 Level 1-4 (25,114 to 26,319 per annum) reduced pro-rata

Contractual hours

5

Basis

Part time

Employment type

Permanent

Package

Term Time only;
5 hours per week (7.45am to 8.45am, Monday to Friday)

Job category/type

Education, School Support

Date posted

06/01/2026

Job reference

WOOD005403

NON CYC VACANCY

SCHOOL VACANCY

Woodthorpe Primary School is seeking to recruit a caring and enthusiastic Breakfast Club Assistant to join our experienced and hardworking team in supervising and creating play opportunities for our children.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and a minimum of Grade C/grade 4 in GCSE (or equivalent) maths and English. The role involves assisting with all breakfast club duties, including supervising children at breakfast and in appropriate play and activities. You will play a key role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of pupils at all times and you will be dedicated and committed to providing an excellent provision for our pupils.

In return, we can offer a supportive working environment, with colleagues who care deeply, are experts in their fields and who are passionate about what they do. We also offer a range of staff benefits, and further details regarding our benefits and information about our Trust can be found here.

The trust will be undertaking a job evaluation exercise in the near future and, therefore, the grade for this position may change.

Further details about our school can be found on our website www.woodthorpeprimaryschool.co.uk

Excel Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

Excel Learning Trust reserves the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at midnight either on the advertised closing date, or at the point the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early. Applicants will be invited for interview once suitable applications are received, therefore early applications are strongly encouraged and advised.

This post is subject to the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009 and as such shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a Disqualification Declaration. Any information supplied will be discussed at interview.

A full job description, person specification and application form can be found on the Trust website https://excellearningtrust.org.uk/careers/

Please email applications to recruitment@elt.org.uk for the attention of Mrs J Jones.

Closing date

: Sunday 1 February 2026 at 12 midnight

Interview date:

to be confirmed City of York Council (CYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools, academies and external organisations (third parties). CYC are not responsible for the recruitment and employment practices of these third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment or employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.