Lunch and Play Assistant

Fairfields Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK11 4BA

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £6,474.53 Annually (Actual) £25,185 Full time equivalent

Lunch and Play Assistant job summary

Lunch and Play Assistant

11.25 hours per week (11:15 to 13:30)

5 days per week, 38 weeks per year (Term time plus holiday pay)

Grade A (FTE £25,185) Pro rata annual £6,474.53

Fairfields Primary School is proud to be part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL) family of schools who inspire all of our futures through learning together. At IFtL we are never alone. We know we are stronger together - one united family striving for excellence for all, in everything we do.

We are looking for Lunch and Play Assistants to support our children during lunchtime, enhance the outdoor provision, to ensure lunchtime is a happy one for everyone. You will provide a safe and caring environment for all, ensuring activities are fun and engaging. The successful candidates will have a friendly disposition with empathy for individual children’s needs and be a strong team member, hardworking, flexible, with a positive attitude and sense of fun.

Please see the job description for the full requirements of this role.

We can offer:

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, successful candidates have access to enhanced family leave, Employee Assistance program, bespoke CPD and auto enrolment in LGPS/Teacher pension. All IFtL employees have access to a benefits platform which offers discount on gym membership, cinema tickets, cycle to work scheme and much more.

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

All school-based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check

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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 Fairfields Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 574 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fairfields Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairfields-primary-school-milton-keynes

Fairfields Primary School prides itself on being the beating heart of the Fairfields community. Our vision, since opening our doors in September 2017, has been to provide children with the very best learning experiences and opportunities to grow as confident and resilient individuals.

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