- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 363 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Blidworth Oaks Primary School website
Lunchtime Assistant 3x
More than one location, East Midlands Education Trust14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
4 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 8.75 hours per permanent contract Term-time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- NJC Scale 1, £12.85 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Blidworth Oaks, Lake View and Heathlands Primary Schools are looking to recruit a Lunchtime Assistant to join their friendly staff team. This role is term time only.
- Required to start as soon as possible
- 1x vacancy at Blidworth Oaks Primary (permanent contract)
- 1x vacancy at Lake View Primary (permanent contract)
- 1x vacancy to cover all three schools (relief contract)
- Working hours will be required Monday - Friday, between the hours of 10:30am - 1:30pm (1.75 hours per shift worked)
- Patient, organised person needed for lunchtime assistance and supervision at our friendly schools
The role involves supporting the Head Cook with general kitchen duties and basic food preparation, supervising the children at lunch, ensuring they eat well and that their eating area is kept clean and tidy as well as supervising and supporting the children. Outdoors, the role involves supervising the children within our grounds and encouraging them to play appropriate games, as well as other related duties.
The ideal candidate will enjoy working with young children, is motivated, well-organised, hard-working and has good behaviour management skills and be willing to undergo any training that is required.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- Friendly and enthusiastic children
- A supportive staff team
- Close partnership working with local schools
- A committed and supportive Governing Body
- A commitment to your continued professional development
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. If you would like further information and require an informal conversation or visit, please telephone or email our school offices, Lake View via 01623 401404 oroffice@lakeview.notts.sch.ukand Blidworth Oaks via 01623 792348 oroffice@blidworthoaks.notts.sch.uk.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Closing date for applications is 09:00AM on Thursday 18thJune 2026.
Interviews to be held: Week commencing Monday 22ndJune 2026.
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
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- office@blidworthoaks.notts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01623 792348
East Midlands Education Trust (EMET) is a partnership of schools originally formed in September 2014. We are pleased to have grown to a trust of over 20 schools with a tight geographical focus on the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire areas.
Our mission is to raise the educational standards and improve the life chances of all the children within our partnership. Our schools are high performing schools who represent the full age range of 3-19, along with an alternative education provider, and we place great emphasis on collaborative working across the Trust within a family of schools approach.
Our schools enjoy a high degree of ‘aligned autonomy’ whilst, at the same time, they are supported by a central trust team who help ensure our schools provide the highest quality of provision possible.
The East Midlands Education Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all.
School Details
Blidworth Oaks Primary School
Lake View Primary and Nursery School
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- Up to 210 pupils
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lake View Primary and Nursery School website
Arranging a visit to East Midlands Education Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@blidworthoaks.notts.sch.uk.
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