
Lunchtime Assistant - 10 hours per week
Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 3SW5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday - Friday 11am-1pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- £12.71
What skills and experience we're looking for
Thank you for your interest in this post.
We are looking to employ someone who is reliable and energetic!
The role will involve supporting a child in Reception during lunchtime for the first 45 minutes of lunchtime then, collecting classes, taking children to wash their hands and say the lunchtime prayer, cutting up food, wiping up spills, organising games in the playground and supporting and supervising play – being outside in all weathers!
Please complete the application form enclosed and return to the school office before Friday 6th November or complete the online form on the DfE website:
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 10th November 2026.
All posts require two good references and an enhanced DBS check to be carried out. One of these references can be a personal reference (this cannot be from a relative).
We look forward to hearing from you.
What the school offers its staff
- Friendly staff
- Anaphylaxis training
Further information about the job
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 419 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- naomi.wood@msmleeds.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01132717206
Middleton St Mary's is a large Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School based in South Leeds. We serve the Middleton Community with close links to St Mary's Church and Leeds Diocese. The school is a larger than average primary school with 440 children on roll including 42 children in nursery. The school has 70 staff. The majority of our children are White British heritage and the proportion of children known to be eligible for pupil premium funding is much higher than average, 48% with 76% of our children living in the top 10% of deprivation areas and 26% in the top 3% of deprivation areas - Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI).
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