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Thames View Junior School, Barking, IG11 0TR

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15.68 Hourly

Midday job summary

The role involves supervising children during the lunchtime period, encouraging positive play, promoting good behaviour, and helping to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all pupils.

The successful candidate will enjoy working with children, be a good team player, and have excellent communication skills. Previous experience is helpful but not essential, as training will be provided.

Purpose of the Job:   

• Assist with the smooth and efficient operation of the school lunch time period, and also before and after lunch. 

• Ensure that the school dining hall is kept clean and tidy in order to meet the needs of the school’s expected standards; undertake cleaning duties as necessary. 

• Supervise pupils, ensuring that their safety and security is a priority.  

• Supervise pupils to ensure that they are behaving in accordance with the school’s guidelines and ethos. 

  Main Activities: 

  Pupils 

  • Supervise the pupils while they eat their lunch. 

  • Supervise pupils before and after lunch by ensuring that they enter and leave the dining hall in an appropriate manner. 

  • Ensure that good order and discipline standards are upheld; monitor pupils with regards to their behaviour and make sure that they follow any instructions given to them. 

  • Lead and initiate fun, engaging games and physical activities that encourage active play

  • Deal with any incidents of disorder to ensure that disruption is minimised; report any incidents to the relevant member of staff. 

  • Ensure the safety and security of the pupils. 

  • In the event of minor accidents, notify a First Aid member of staff. 

   

  Cleaning  

  • Before lunch ensure that the area is clean and tidy.  Assist with any preparations in the dining hall area as required. 

  • During lunch, ensure that pupils are respectful of the environment.   

  • Assist with clearing away, tidying and the cleaning of the dining hall during and after lunch. 

  • Carry out any other cleaning duties in the dining hall as directed.

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

Partnership Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced criminal record check via the DBS will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a comprehensive screening process, including a disclosure check, will be undertaken on all applicants.

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 Thames View Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 371 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thames View Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thames-view-junior-school

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