Lunchtime Assistant

Ringwood School Academy, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1SE

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 February 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: £4,010.00 Annually (FTE) FTE - £23,597 required asap

Lunchtime Assistant job summary

REQUIRED ASAP

Salary: Grade A, Point 3, £4,010 p.a. (FTE £23,597 p.a.)

Hours: Monday to Friday 1.00pm - 2.30pm, (7.5 hours per week) term time only

The role includes:

Setting up and clearing down the lunch hall including clearing all litter at the end of service and taking bins out

Collecting used trays, crockery and cutlery and taking these to the main kitchen for cleaning

Clearing spillages and ensuring the lunch areas remain clean and free of litter

Assisting with monitoring and directing students in the lunch queue

Litter picking around the school

Our lunchtime assistants play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our students throughout the site during their lunch break.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification, will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will have applied via the school application form. Ringwood School is committed to safeguarding students. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Applications will be dealt with on submission

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 Ringwood School Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1626 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ringwood School Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ringwood-school-academy

A large thriving oversubscribed 11 - 18 Comprehensive situated in beautiful surroundings close to the New Forest and the Hampshire / Dorset coastline. As a Teaching School we pride ourselves in being able to provide high quality professional development opportunities for all staff.

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