Lunchtime Assistant - John Gulson Primary School

Coventry Airport Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 2,000 - 3,000; Part time

Job summary

A local school in the United Kingdom is seeking a part-time Lunchtime Assistant to supervise children during lunch. The role involves ensuring a safe and enjoyable lunchtime experience, requiring strong engagement skills with children. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic team players with prior experience working with children. The position offers a positive working environment and commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Positive working environment

Ongoing professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be enthusiastic and highly motivated.
• Previous experience working with children is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise children while eating lunch.
• Support positive play on the playground.

Skills

Well organised team player

Ability to engage with children

Experience working with children

Job description

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Lunchtime Assistant - John Gulson Primary School

What is the job role?

Are you looking to join an innovative school, on their amazing journey and make a real difference to children and their families? Are you passionate about your own career development? If so, then we would welcome your application!

The Headteacher and Governing Body looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and flexible Lunchtime Assistant to work in our friendly and caring inner city, multicultural primary school. You will be required to help supervise children whilst eating their lunch and support on the playground promoting positive play. You will work under the supervision of the School Business Manager.

Who are we looking for?

You will:

• Be a well organised team player
• Be able to engage with children to make lunchtime safe and fun!
• Have experience working with children.

We can offer:

• Kind, caring, hard-working and motivated children;
• Friendly, supportive and motivated staff team who are committed to improvement;
• Positive working environment with a proactive commitment to staff wellbeing;
• A school on a journey of ongoing improvement and development;
• Full commitment to ongoing professional development opportunities

The vacancy is for 5 hours a week over 5 days, term time only. Hours of work to be confirmed, but will be within the times of 11.45am and 1:30pm (1 hour a day).

Previous applicants need not apply.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Lunchtime Assistant - John Gulson Primary School

• Salary £2,789.41 (Pro Rata)
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference coventrycc/TP/144321/12022
• Contract Type Part Time Permanent
• Closing Date 04 January, 2026
• Job Category Schools/Academies - Support Staff Roles
• Business Unit Schools
• Location John Gulson Primary School, United Kingdom (Incl. Northern Ireland)