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Lunchtime Assistant

The Deans Primary School, Manchester, M27 5TD

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Position 1 - 7.5 hours per week - 12 noon to 1:30pm Position 2 - 5 hours per week - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC SCP3

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Provide consistently good care and supervision of our children during the lunch break time.

• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children at all times.

• Share our belief in inclusivity, in line with our Flagship School status for the Inclusion Quality Mark

• Have good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence

• Be hard working and have enthusiasm, energy and creativity

• Enjoy working with children from a variety of backgrounds, with a variety of individual needs.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer:

• A friendly, supportive, professional and highly skilled team

• A welcoming, caring environment where everyone is valued and respected

• Commitment to professional development.

• First class facilities and resources, chosen to enhance both provision and wellbeing

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.

The Deans Primary School is a friendly, caring and inclusive school, and we are looking to appoint two excellent lunchtime assistants to join our fantastic school community.

We are excited to share that The Deans Primary School has recently joined Kings Academy Trust, and we are looking forward to the opportunities for development, collaboration and growth that this will bring for both staff and pupils.

Closing date: Thursday 5th March 12:00pm

Short listing: Thursday 5th March

Interviews: Tuesday 10th March 2026

Date Required: As soon as possible

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) check;
medical clearance;
online and social media check;
prohibition from teaching check;
right to work check;
satisfactory references

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Luncthime Assistant - Job Description 2025.pdf - 103 KB (opens in new tab)

Lunchtime Assistant - September 2025 - The Deans Primary School.pdf - 292 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Deans Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 450 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Deans Primary School website
• Email address: office@deansprimary.uk
• Phone number: 01617282089
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-deans-primary-school-manchester

The Deans Primary School, part of Kings Academy Trust, is a friendly, caring and inclusive primary school in Salford. We have a single form Nursery, and are then two form entry from Reception to Year 6, with a resourced provision for pupils from Reception to Year 2. We are a Flagship School for the Inclusion Quality Mark, and this is reflective of our commitment to help every child succeed to the very best of their ability. We are a newly built school with first class facilities and resources, including an excellent outdoor space and forest school area.

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