15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    15 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: Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per week over lunchtime

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade A3

Hourly rate

£13.07

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Role

As a Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant, you will:

  • Supervise pupils during lunchtime in the dining hall and playground
  • Encourage positive behaviour and safe play
  • Support children with their meals where necessary
  • Help maintain a calm, inclusive, and enjoyable environment
  • Follow school policies on safeguarding, health, and safety

The Ideal Candidate

You will:

  • Enjoy working with children
  • Be calm, patient, and approachable
  • Have good communication and teamwork skills
  • Be reliable and able to follow school procedures
  • Be proactive in your role to organise games and activities on the playground
  • Be able to support children with friendship issues
  • Be able to support children with first aid when required
  • Experience working with children is desirable but not essential, as training will be provided

What the school offers its staff

We Offer

  • A friendly and welcoming school community
  • Term-time working hours that fit well around family commitments
  • Training and ongoing support
  • The opportunity to make a positive difference to children’s daily school experience

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Tower Hill Primary School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
Size
418 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01252541786

Arranging a visit to Tower Hill Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adminoffice@towerhill.hants.sch.uk.

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