Lunchtime Controller - Kennet Valley Primary School

Kennet Valley Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 7YT

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £2,783 - £2,827 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have a vacancy for a Lunchtime Controller for 1 hour each day, 5 days a week (5 hours per week term time contract) starting as soon as possible.

You would normally work between 12pm and 1pm, Monday to Friday, in term time only with regular team meetings as arranged. (Actual Salary £2,783 - £2,827 per annum).

As a school lunchtime controller, your tasks during the meal include:

• helping children, for example with cutting up food

• encouraging good table manners

• maintaining order and good behaviour

After the meal you will:

• supervise children in the playground (or in the hall or classroom in wet weather)

• intervene with any dangerous behaviour

• deal with any quarrels

• comfort children who are upset

• deal with minor injuries such as cuts, grazes and bruises• organize, facilitate and play inclusive games.

• your job will involve a lot of standing and walking, both inside the school and outdoors in the playground, often in cold weather.

What the school offers its staff

To be a lunchtime controller you should:

• enjoy working with children and be able to control and supervise them

• be patient

• be able to stay calm in an emergency

• have good communication skills

• have a reasonable level of fitness

• be able to work as part of a team.

• basic first aid would be beneficial or a willingness to undertake this training

Please collect an application from the office or emailoffice@kennetvalley.w-berks.sch.ukInterviews on application

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is integral to effective management in our school. This school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where appropriate along with other relevant employment checks including online searches. We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunities throughout our workforce and in service delivery.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Kennet Valley Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 200 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kennet Valley Primary School website
• Email address: joshua.cripps@reading.gov.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kennet-valley-primary-school

Kennet Valley Primary School is an effective and inclusive school, with high expectations of all its children. We have a strong staff team, good relationships with parents and the local community, extremely supportive governors, and positive links with our Local Authority. There are good facilities as well as extensive grounds that provide a wide range of outdoor learning opportunities. Kennet Valley Primary School serves a diverse community of 200 pupils and includes a newly established Resource Base supporting pupils with ASD and SEMH needs from across West Berkshire. The school is committed to nurturing the whole child and providing an inclusive, enriching education for all pupils.
At Kennet Valley we aim to nurture the whole child. Together, we will inspire pupils to fulfil their academic, social and creative potential.

Arranging a visit to Kennet Valley Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joshua.cripps@reading.gov.uk.

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