Job Description

Job Specification

Midday Assistant

Kensington Prep School

Required start: ASAP

Contract term: Permanent

Hours: 11.45am to 1.45pm

Term Time Only

12.57/hour, including holiday pay

The Role:

Kensington Prep is an award winning exceptional school because of our staff - all of our staff. We are currently seeking a Midday Assistant at Kensington Prep School. This role will involve working closely with children over lunchtime. The position will involve supervising pupils over lunchtime, helping to ensure that they eat a balanced diet, encourage good social skills and lead post-lunch play activities. The successful candidates will have a natural ability to communicate with, and enthuse, young people (aged 4-11), they will be able to work confidently on their own initiative and be a team player. A first aid qualification is an advantage.

Why Kensington Prep?

Based in Fulham, we are justifiably proud of our reputation and are pleased to have been recognised by a range of high-profile awards. Our girls (aged 4-11) achieve outstanding academic results, the school recently received the highest possible inspection grade - 'exceptional' and our facilities are superb and cutting-edge. In a warm, nurturing atmosphere, we combine traditional values with forward-thinking and provide a rich curriculum. We encourage pupils' independence, individuality, resilience and thinking. The school was the first in the Girls' Day School Trust established in 1873 (the GDST network now comprises 25 schools). We have been a pioneering force for women's education ever since. Staff are inspired and supported in a highly professional environment led by a friendly leadership team. We are the highest rated GDST school in a recent Best Companies employee survey and the GDST is in the top 100 best not-for-profit companies to work for. We offer competitive salary scales, excellent conditions of service and career development opportunities.
As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

Competitive salaries and pay progression Access to extensive professional development opportunities Training grants for qualifications Generous pension schemes Free life assurance benefit A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools Free lunches for all staff during term time Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans A Cycle to Work scheme Good transport links Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For more details, please contact recruitment@kenprep.gdst.net

References for shortlisted candidates will be taken before interview. Please include a covering letter along with your current salary and expected salary.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

The GDST is committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.

Vacancy ID :

042447

Closing Date :

29-Sep-2025

Contact Person :

Laura Lee

Contact Email :

recruitment@kenprep.gdst.net

Contact Number :

02077319300