Lunchtime Assistant

Fixby Junior and Infant School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 2HB

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Proposed 01/05/2026

• Closing date

  11 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  27 March 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: £24,796.00 - £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) The actual salary is £3,747.91 per annum, based on working 6.67 hours per week, term time only, plus cost of living pay award once agreed.

Lunchtime Assistant job summary

Core Purpose:

To provide a professional food service to the pupils and staff at the school.

Core Duties:

• Comply with Food Hygiene and Handling standards.
• Comply with Health and Safety regulations
• Prepare the dining area for service, which may include moving and/or setting up furniture and trolleys, cleaning putting away after service.
• Prepare the service area, hot cupboards, and other equipment.
• Assist in the preparation, heating and serving of food and beverages.
• Wash dishes, cutlery, tumblers, jugs, serving utensils, containers, tables, and all other catering equipment in the catering environment.
• Clean catering areas to regulated standards.

Other specific duties:

• To continue personal professional development as required.
• Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training and development events as required.
• To actively engage in the performance review process.
• All support staff may be used to perform appropriate duties as and when required by the Head of School, commensurate with the salary grade of that post if it is higher than the employee’s current salary.
• To work in the best interests of the Trust, school, pupils, parents and staff.
• To adhere to the school’s policies and procedures with particular reference to Child Protection, Equal Opportunities, Teaching and Learning and Health and Safety.

What we offer

• A strong support team which is focused on providing a first class service for the academy.
• An environment that supports professional development.
• Opportunities to share and develop good practice.
• Free Gym Access (at Rastrick High School).
• Discounted Nursery (at Smarties Nursery).

What you offer

• Ability to work with and contribute to your team.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy competency.
• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• The ability to build good working relationships.
• The ability to promote positive behaviour.

Hours

Hours of work: 11.45am to 1.05pm - Monday to Friday.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments will be subject to receipt of satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, pre-employment checks and a probation period.

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.

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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 Fixby Junior and Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 313 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fixby Junior and Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fixby-junior-and-infant-school-huddersfield

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