Lunchtime Assistant

Hughenden Primary School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4LR

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  1 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,797.00 - £23,797.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Range 1A .5 term time only - actual salary £5363 pa

Lunchtime Assistant job summary

Hughenden Primary School are part of Kings Education Trust.

This is a crucial role to support children's wellbeing in the lunch hall, promoting healthy eating and a happy lunchtime environment.

Purpose of the post:

To support our children to have fun at lunchtime, encouraging them to enjoy the social aspect of the lunch hall and promote healthy eating.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To undertake the following duties with minimal supervision, demonstrating a thorough knowledge of food, safety and hygiene standards and be able to work with a degree of independence showing initiative and enthusiasm.

Setting up the food hall

Helping with food service

Clearing down at end of service

Leaving all surfaces clean and sanitised to comply with the Food Standard Agency

Values:

Be able to demonstrate CHEER: cooperation, honesty, enthusiasm, empathy and respect to all children and adults alike.

Be a good role model

Demonstrate a high level of personal integrity, loyalty, discretion and professionalism

Assist in implementing school policies and the implementation of the School Development Plan

Support the school to ensure the whole school community is committed to its vision and values, encouraging them to achieve their best and help secure the best outcomes for children and the success of the school.

Delivery:

Follow the schools’ policies and procedures

Use encouragement and praise with children to promote positive behaviour

Be a first aider - training can be arranged

Participate in arrangements for further training and professional development

Report any areas of concern including safeguarding and know who to report to

Be a team member

Attend Performance Management meetings when required

Adhere to the school safeguarding procedures and attend child protection training when required

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 Hughenden Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 203 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hughenden Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hughenden-primary-school-high-wycombe

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