Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant

Guiseley Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 9DA

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 11.25 hours per week Monday - Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - until 31.08.26
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,480 Full time equivalent (pro-rata for part time and term time only)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Successful applicants will have the ability to:

· Be highly organised, enthusiastic and prepared to work hard

· Make positive contributions to the life of the school and be a successful team player

· Communicate effectively with children and staff in friendly and helpful manner

· Be flexible and able to use own initiative

What the school offers its staff

In return we will offer:

· A friendly, welcoming environment

· A staff team who are committed to the best outcomes for the children

· Children who are loving, caring and hardworking

· Opportunities to engage in continuous professional development

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.

At Guiseley Primary School we believe that all children can achieve their very best. We are a wholly inclusive environment for every child and the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children is our highest priority. We strive to ensure that all our children have the best experience in our school and develop social and emotional skills to become well rounded, happy individuals.

Our motto of ‘together we learn, together we grow, together we achieve’ is held at the heart of everything we do. If you are interested in joining our caring, dedicated and enthusiastic staff team then please consider becoming a lunchtime supervisory assistant at our school. We are looking to recruit two Lunchtime Supervisory Assistants to join our school as soon as possible. The roles are initially temporary until 31st August 2026 working 11:15am-1:30pm Monday to Friday term time only. Additional hours will be paid for attending staff training days. Lunchtime Supervisory Assistants support children with eating their dinner and play times. As well as ensuring the safety, general welfare and behaviour of children during the lunch break, they provide a safe and enjoyable lunchtime experience. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate their reliability and commitment to the role and will have high expectations of behaviour as well as the ability to build strong relationships with all staff and children.

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.

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About Guiseley Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 401 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Guiseley Primary School website
• Email address: office@guiseleyprimary.org
• Phone number: 01943873359
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/guiseley-primary-school

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