Lunchtime Organiser

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Manchester, M22 0NT

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,656.00 - £23,656.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 1 scp. 2. Actual Salary: £5087 - £5202

Lunchtime Organiser job summary

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust wish to appoint a Lunchtime Organiser on a permanent basis. This will be to supervise students in the dining areas and elsewhere as required by the Headteacher at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School in Wythenshawe.

The hours of work will be 1.75hours per day Monday to Friday, starting at 11:15am.

The main duties of the role are:

To help create an atmosphere so that the meal and lunchtime recreation is a pleasant experience for the students and staff

To take students who have minor accidents or are the Senior Lunchtime Organiser, for first aid where necessary, and if first aid is not necessary, comforting and reassuring them

The successful candidate will:

• Establish a good rapport with the students in your care.

• As well as being professional, be friendly, patient and understanding towards the students

• Be flexible, motivated and able to follow instructions and remain calm in difficult circumstances

• Be able to adapt and respond appropriately to challenging situations.

• Be open to new ideas, committed to working as part of a team and of course have a good sense of humour.

• Have strong moral and ethical principles and values.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• An opportunity to work within a welcoming and enthusiastic environment with wonderful children, supportive staff, governors and parents
• Close links and group support from three other schools in this forward thinking Catholic multi-academy trust in this exciting time in our development
• An opportunity to be part of a team of dedicated, talented and hardworking individuals
• Entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme which is one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of 18.5%
• A true commitment to Continuing Professional Development with access to a library of on-line training courses and fully accredited qualifications and opportunities to access other relevant paid training.
• A range of employee benefits which support your well-being that includes:
• o A confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is extended to members of your family
• o A Health Cash Plan which is paid for by the Trust and gives access to a range of benefits which include covering the costs towards optical, dental, alternative therapy treatments, health screening and discounted gym memberships and a large range of retail discounts. Some benefits are also available to family members
• o Flu vaccination clinics
• o Eyecare Vouchers

If you would like to apply for the position, you will need to complete the Application Form available at 'Apply Now'. Candidates should read the Job Description and Person Specification, Notes to Applicants and Privacy Notice,

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, religion, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex and sexual orientation.

The Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks, satisfactory references, satisfactory online/social media checks and appropriate overseas checks and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Applicants are advised that schools and colleges designated with a religious character in England and Wales are permitted by law to require certain posts to be filled by practising Catholics or individuals who hold a Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies. Where it is not a requirement of the role to be a practising Catholic, applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.

It is not a requirement of this role to be a practising Catholic and therefore, applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.

Please note CVs and agency referrals will not be accepted

Please note that whilst the successful candidate will be appointed to a particular school within the Trust, the Trust reserves the right to deploy staff at any of its schools depending on need, where agreement is reached with all parties.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 712 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Anthony's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-anthony-s-catholic-primary-school-m22-0nt

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the St. Anthony’s Catholic Primary School website. Here you can start to discover what makes St. Anthony’s such a special place, why children love it here and why they remember it with such affection after they have left.

St Anthony’s is a school filled with a buzz of happy activity and the warmth of positive relationships between pupils and adults.

The children are taught a broad and balanced curriculum by wonderful teachers, and the academic standards are high. Yet, St Anthony’s is about so much more than that. It is about our Catholic faith that teaches children to follow the example of Jesus.

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