Lunchtime Controller

Alder Grove Church of England Primary School, Shinfield, Berkshire, RG2 9RA

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  18 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) Monday to Friday, 11.30am to 1pm, Actual Salary £4,336/annum

Lunchtime Controller job summary

Part-time, permanent, term time only

Hours: Monday to Friday, 11.30am to 1pm, 7 hrs 30 mins

Salary: Actual Salary £4,336/annum

Start Date: September 2026

Alder Grove Church of England Primary School is a new school in Shinfield, Wokingham which opened in September 2020. We are now looking to recruit a two new Lunchtime Controllers. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of skilled and motivated staff looking to support the best outcomes for our children.  

Alder Grove is a member of the Keys Academy Trust is a primary specialist MAT committed to providing the very best educational experiences for our pupils and staff, so that our schools are recognised as centres of academic and pastoral excellence at the heart of the communities they serve.

• Do you have the ambition and determination to secure positive outcomes for our young people?
• Do you want to work in a forward thinking and aspirational multi-academy trust that places learning at the heart of everything it does?
• Are you looking for a role that will be central to the development and growth of a new school, helping to shape its vision and values as it establishes itself in the local community?

The role involves:

The provision of a safe and happy lunch time environment for all staff and pupils. Duties include supervising pupils while they eat their lunch; encouraging healthy choices and ensuring pupils are safe and engaged in purposeful play. Previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage.

The successful applicant should have:

• excellent communication skills with young children
• the ability to work under your own initiative as well as part of an established team
• the ability to organise and teach children to play games.
• first aid qualification or be willing to undertake first aid training

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange this - recruitment@aldergrove.wokingham.sch.uk

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records check. No agencies please

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 Alder Grove Church of England Primary School

• School type: Free Schools, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 351 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alder Grove Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alder-grove-church-of-england-primary-school

Alder Grove is a school within The Keys Academy Trust which is a primary specialist MAT committed to providing the very best educational experiences for our pupils and staff, so that our schools are recognised as centres of academic and pastoral excellence at the heart of the communities they serve. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across our family of schools as part of the Trust’s CPD programme and networking opportunities.

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