Lunchtime Assistant

St Luke's CofE Primary School, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5JH

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 February 2026

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  18 December 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: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 2 SCP3 £6,385.00

Lunchtime Assistant job summary

About the role

We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team. St. Luke’s CE Primary School are seeking to appoint a of Lunchtime Assistants to join our team. This position would suit a friendly and patient person who enjoys working with children.

Key Responsibilities

Supervise pupils in the dining hall, playground, and other areas during lunchtime.

Encourage good table manners and positive social interaction.

Assist younger pupils by opening food containers and cutting food if needed.

Maintain a calm and orderly environment, promoting positive behaviour.

Deal promptly with minor incidents and report serious issues to senior staff.

Administer basic first aid (training provided).

Ensure pupils return to class safely and on time.

Support inclusion by assisting pupils with additional needs.

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 St Luke's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 420 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Luke's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-luke-s-cofe-primary-school-salford

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