Lunchtime Assistant

Larkspur Academy, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7LP

Deadline is today

• Job start date

  2 September 2025

• Closing date

  13 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,656.00 Annually (FTE)

Lunchtime Assistant job summary

We are looking for someone with a caring nature and kind personality to support the children at lunchtimes, with their meals and play activities. We can offer you a community of keen children, a hard-working, motivated and caring team and a professional and supportive work environment, with a commitment to developing your skills.

It is essential the candidate has the following attributes:

• The ability to be flexible and work as part of a team
• Experience of working with children
• High expectations of behaviour
• A positive, calm and caring approach
• A professional manner with excellent communication skills

If you are someone who is calm, passionate and kind-hearted, we would love to hear from you.

Ivy Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of our pupils and young people. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS and online social media check. Further information about the disclosure can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service.

Employment at Ivy Learning Trust is also subject to:

• Satisfactory references

• Barred list check (regulated activity roles)

• Section 128 check (for applicable roles)

• Overseas criminal records check (where required)

• Identity check

• Right to work in the UK

• Evidence of qualifications applicable to the role

• Confirmation of registration with applicable registered body where applicable

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 Larkspur Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 87 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Larkspur Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/larkspur-academy

Ivy Learning Trust is a small, inclusive family of community schools based in North London and Hertfordshire.

We believe in a fair and just society. That is why we offer the very best education to all our children

In all our schools our learning culture creates reflective and resilient pupils who love, and take ownership of their learning.

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