School Lunchtime Support Assistant
Milton School, Mexborough, S64 8QG11 days remaining to apply
Closing date
10 April 2026 at 1pm
Date listed
30 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £8,646.00 Annually (Actual) Term time only + 5 Training days
School Lunchtime Support Assistant job summary
About this Role
This role is for 15 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks), working 11:00am to 2:00pm each day.
You will be responsible for supervising pupils during the lunchtime period, ensuring their safety, wellbeing, and positive behaviour both in dining areas and outdoor spaces. You will help create a calm, enjoyable and safe environment for all pupils during break times.
We are looking for someone with:- Experience of working with children, preferably in a school environment
- Ability to work as part of a team and use initiative when required
- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage situations effectively
- A calm and positive approach when dealing with behaviour
- Emotional resilience to manage challenging situations and behaviours
- A caring, patient and approachable manner
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare
- Supporting pupils in the dining hall, playground, and other areas
- Supporting positive behaviour and resolving minor conflicts
- Ensuring pupils eat safely and follow school expectations
- Administering basic first aid where required (training can be provided)
- Reporting any concerns to appropriate staff
- A supportive working environment
- A commitment to professional development
- An opportunity to work with a dynamic team within the school and wider trust
Closing date: 10th April 2026
Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.
Venn Academy Trust is committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Our Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.
An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants
Online searches will be carried out as part of Venn Academy Trust’s recruitment due diligence for all shortlisted candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Milton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 16
- School size
- 167 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Milton School website
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