Eagle Play Mentor (EPM) Lunchtime

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1JJ

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2025

• Closing date

  21 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: H1 SP2
• Additional allowances:

  H1 SP2

Eagle Play Mentor (EPM) Lunchtime job summary

Working Hours: 13.75 hours per week, 11am-1:45pm, Monday to Friday, Term Time only Payscale: H1 Contract Type: Permanent Start Date: December 2025

Closing Date: 21st November 2025

Interview date: 25th November 2025

An opportunity has arisen to join the St John’s Church of England Primary School staff team and we are currently recruiting for Eagle Play Mentor to support our children during lunchtimes. The role involves working together as part of a team supporting St John’s Church of England Primary School children during their lunchtime, the children eat within their year group in the hall and studio and play in either our main or rooftop playground.

Key areas of work will include:

• Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children at lunchtimes

• Preparing the dining area for lunchtime

• Serving food to the children (Food handling training will be provided).

• Some light cleaning of the surfaces and dining areas

• Supervising positive playtimes both outside and inside

There are two playgrounds at St John’s Church of England Primary School, one at ground level and the other at rooftop level. You will be required to work at both levels.

We believe that:

• The child should be at the centre of all that we do.

• We should be developing a love of learning across the whole school - pupils, families and staff.

• Our staff should have the opportunities to develop and grow.

• Staff wellbeing is central to delivering quality education

• Please note: We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of any vacancy when a suitable number of applications have been received. Candidates are therefore recommended to submit their application as soon as possible.

St John’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all staff are expected to share in this commitment. Applicants will undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. A probationary period is applicable for all support staff. The data that we collect during the recruitment process is private data which we will hold securely and use for the purposes of recruitment. If you are unsuccessful, your information will be held for 6 months after the process and then destroyed.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Watford St John's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Free School, Church of England/Christian, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 410 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watford St John's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watford-st-john-s-church-of-england-primary-school

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