Lunchtime Assistant

Willow Bank Junior School, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RW

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2025

• Closing date

  14 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  4 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: £25,583.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) £3850 Actual Salary

Lunchtime Assistant job summary

At Willow Bank Junior School our lunchtime assistants oversee the lunchtime period, providing supervision and assistance as part of lunchtime play in the playground as well as supervising the school hall whilst children have their meals.

Experience is not essential for either role; more important is a positive approach, patience and good humour. Initial and on-going training is provided.

The role is for 5 days per week totalling 6 hours and 40 minutes per week, specific hours are 11:50 - 13:10.

We will also consider 2 or 3 days per week. Please see the job description for more information.

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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 Willow Bank Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 240 pupils
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Willow Bank Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/willow-bank-junior-school-reading

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