Mid-Day Lunch Assistant (7.5 hours per week)

Cuxton Community Junior School, Rochester, Kent, ME2 1EY

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2026

• Closing date

  4 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £4,295.00 Annually (Actual) FTE Salary £25,331

Mid-Day Lunch Assistant (7.5 hours per week) job summary

Cuxton Community Junior School is looking for a Mid-Day Assistant to be part of our hardworking team, which is dedicated to aiding pupils over the lunchtime period.

The Role

Your duties will include organising outside play and supervising the playground/field.

Flexibility is key in this position, and you must be comfortable supervising groups using your own initiative.

About You

You will be trustworthy, enthusiastic, full of energy, well-organised, and self-motivated.

You will enjoy working with pupils and be able to communicate at all levels, meet children’s individual needs, and coordinate safe, creative play opportunities.

Common sense, patience, and good judgment are key in this role. You will also be committed to promoting equality and diversity, demonstrating good food hygiene practices, and following the school's pupils’ behaviour and health and safety policies.

Next Steps

If you are interested in this position and would like to have a more detailed conversation before applying for the post, please call us. We will happily help you with as many details as possible to support this process.

When you have enough information to decide to apply, please complete all sections of the application form via MyNewTerm.  CVs will not be accepted.

All applicants will be notified of the shortlisting decisions by email. References for shortlisted candidates may be requested before interviews.

If you experience any issues while using MyNewTerm, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR Team at hr@theprimaryfirsttrust.co.uk.

Please note that if a suitable candidate is identified, interviews for this position may be conducted earlier than the stated closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will ensure consideration for the position and increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.

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 Cuxton Community Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cuxton Community Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cuxton-community-junior-school

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