Lunchtime Support Assistant

Croydon Education Partnership; Croydon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Croydon is seeking a Lunchtime Support Assistant to help children with their lunches and supervise during playtime. This role requires a caring attitude and the ability to work as part of a team. While no formal qualifications are required, experience with children with special educational needs is desirable. Interested applicants should contact [e-mail] for more details.

Qualifications

• Experience with children with SEN is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support children to eat their lunch.
• Assist with toileting and playground activities.
• Supervise the dining hall and playground.

Skills

Caring responsible attitude

Excellent attendance

Ability to work in a team

Job description

Lunchtime Support Assistant

Red Gates is a school for children with severe learning difficulties, profound learning difficulties and autism for pupils aged 4 – 11 years old. We are a busy vibrant learning community committed to providing a high-quality education to our learners in collaboration with a wide range of partners.

We pride ourselves on the quality of each individual pupil’s education and our work with families and carers. Working in partnership, we strive to achieve the very best for each child and offer support and guidance to families to enable consistency across home and school.

The vacancy is for lunchtime support assistants and duties will include supporting the children to eat their lunch, toileting, helping them to play and supervising the playground. There are also opportunities to do occasional work as a relief teaching assistant. We need staff with a caring responsible attitude, high expectations, excellent attendance and the ability to work in a team.

This role involves support in the dining hall and playground and includes physical work and personal care

Qualifications/Experience required

No qualification required, but some experience with children with SEN is desirable

Please apply to: [e-mail] for an application form and job description or download the forms from the school’s website at www.redgates.croydon.sch.uk. Tel: [phone]

We strongly recommend and welcome a visit to the school. If you would like to arrange a visit please contact Michelle Dean, School Business Manager.