Lunchtime Supervisor / Playworker / Assistant

Yorkswood Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 6DF

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £4,589.97 - £4,966.99 Annually (Actual) Term Time Only

Lunchtime Supervisor / Playworker / Assistant job summary

Make Lunchtime the Best Part of Our Children's Day!

Are you a warm, energetic, and patient person who thrives in a lively environment? Yorkswood Primary is looking for a Lunchtime Assistant to join our friendly team!

Lunchtime is more than just mealtime—it’s where children recharge, play, and build friendships. We need someone who can help us create a safe, active, and encouraging atmosphere where pupils feel happy, safe, and ready for the afternoon.

What you’ll bring to the team:

• Great People Skills: A calm, friendly, and respectful approach with pupils, staff, and visitors.

• Proactive Energy: The ability to think on your feet and take initiative during a busy lunchtime shift.

• Reliability: A punctual, dependable mindset that our team and pupils can count on.

• Prior school experience is great, but a positive attitude and a passion for supporting children are what matter most!

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 Yorkswood Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 375 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Yorkswood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/yorkswood-primary-school-birmingham

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