Breakfast Club Assistant

Role overview

This position is for a Breakfast Club Assistant at Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School, beginning in September 2026. The post is a fixed-term, part-time contract running until 31 August 2027.

The successful candidate will help create a safe, welcoming, and engaging start to the school day by supporting children during breakfast and contributing to their care, development, and wellbeing before lessons begin.

Key details

• Location: Firs Road, Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3BD
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Working pattern: 6.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 8:45am
• Fixed-term end date: 31 August 2027
• Start date: September 2026
• Interview date: Wednesday 8 July 2026
• Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 5 July 2026
• Vacancy count: 1
• Job reference: EDV/2026/AAWGCEPS/83289

Pay and grade

The full-time equivalent salary is £24,796 to £25,185 per year, with the role placed at Grade C, points 3-4, depending on experience. The actual annual salary is £3,510 to £3,565 pro rata.

What the role involves

You will support a calm and positive breakfast club environment for children before school. The role involves supervising breakfast, helping maintain a safe and stimulating setting, and supporting children’s early learning and development.

School environment

The school values strong relationships between staff, governors, families, and the wider community. As a Church of England school, it also benefits from close links with local churches. The school aims to offer children a varied and inspiring curriculum that encourages curiosity and a love of learning.

Working culture

The trust looks for people who can contribute to a caring, inclusive, and ambitious environment. Staff are expected to work collaboratively, treat others fairly, and help build a community founded on trust, kindness, and shared goals.

Application guidance

Applications must be submitted through the organisation’s recruitment system; CVs will not be accepted. The role may close early if enough suitable applications are received. Candidates are welcome to visit the school.

Applicants are asked to include a personal statement and respond to a question about which of the trust’s values resonates most with them and why: aspiration, collaboration, inclusion, enjoyment, or nurturing relationships.

Recruitment and safeguarding

This role is subject to safer recruitment checks. It is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so applicants must disclose all criminal convictions, cautions, warnings, or reprimands, including spent matters. An enhanced DBS check will be completed before employment begins.

References will be requested at shortlisting and may be used during interview. Where an applicant has worked with children before, one referee must come from that setting. Applicants must also provide a full explanation for any gaps in employment.

For shortlisted candidates, an online search of publicly available information will be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment procedures.

About the trust

Pickwick Academy Trust is a network of 21 schools focused on high-quality education, professional development, mentoring, and progression. The trust promotes diversity, inclusion, and reasonable adjustments for disabled, neurodivergent, and otherwise supported applicants.

Support and benefits

• Excellent pension scheme
• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Wellbeing support and counselling for employees
• Strong central support and a team culture that values belonging
• Staff input into key HR policies
• Free eye tests, with glasses if needed for the role
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Retail savings and discount schemes, including Wiltshire Rewards and Blue Light Card
• Emergency salary advance scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Ongoing training, career growth, and professional development

Contact

For further information, contact Emily Woolf, Headteacher, at Admin@alderbury.wilts.sch.uk.

Additional notes

The trust encourages applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. It emphasises its values of aspiration, collaboration, inclusion, enjoyment, and nurturing relationships, and seeks staff who can support children in a warm, consistent, and team-oriented way.