Lunchtime Assistant

Solentacademiestrust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational trust is seeking enthusiastic individuals to support and supervise pupils during lunchtime at Cliffdale Primary Academy in Portsmouth. The role involves working 7.5 hours a week during term time, requiring flexibility, energy, and the ability to work with children with disabilities or autism. Comprehensive training will be provided for the right candidates. Excellent professional development opportunities and a supportive community await.

Benefits

Excellent staff induction

Life Insurance – 3 times annual salary

Wellbeing Inset Day

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with profound and complex disabilities and/or autism is preferred.
• Flexibility, energy, and resilience are required.

Responsibilities

• Support and supervise pupils over the lunchtime period.

Job description

Cliffdale Primary Academy are seeking to appoint enthusiastic, patient and cheerful individuals to join our amazing team.

Personal attributes

You will support and supervise pupils over the lunchtime period and need to be flexible, energetic and resilient. Ideally you will have experience of working with children with profound and complex disabilities and/or autism. However, training will be provided for the right candidate.

The hours for this role are worked 11.45am – 1.15pm, Monday to Friday.

Salary & Benefits

Band 1, Point 2

7.5 hours a week, term time only

We offer you:

• Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development
• The opportunity to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking trust
• Superb resources
• A happy, committed and supportive community
• Life Insurance – 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
• Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Increase of paid weeks after 5 years of service from 45.1 weeks to 45.9 weeks
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Salary Extras Employee Benefits Platform

Location

Cliffdale Primary Academy
Battenburg Avenue
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 0SN

Please note we will only accept applications completed on our Solent Academies Trust form.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 21 st January 2026, 9am.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 29 th January 2026.

Equal opportunities

Solent Academies Trust welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the academy’s application form will be accepted Solent Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.