School Meals Supervisory Assistant

Hillingdon Primary School, Uxbridge, UB10 0PH

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 1.5 hours per day / 7.5 hours per week, term time only Monday to Friday with flexibility between the hours of 11.30am and 2pm.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,617 per year
• Actual salary: £4,998 per year
• Pay scale: Scale 2

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for individuals who enjoy spending time with children and take pride in guiding them whilst they play and socialise. The ideal candidate will have the ability to stay calm and be patient; good communication skills; a cheerful disposition; and a commitment to safeguarding the welfare of our pupils.

What the school offers its staff

We are a large, three form entry primary school in the centre of Hillingdon. Our SMSAs are part of a friendly and experienced team.

As a member of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust we are able to offer a wide range of staff benefits and incentives, including access to an employee assistant programme to support your wellbeing.

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.

Our SMSAs are integral to ensuring the smooth running of our lunchtimes, contributing to the provision of a safe, positive and active lunch-time experience for our pupils. The role includes helping to set up the hall before lunch, and supervising and supporting pupils both in the dining hall and after lunch in the playground.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

We follow Keeping Children Safe in Education recruitment guidance.

Offers of employment are subject to the following checks:
- 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

It is a criminal offence to apply for this post of employment if you are barred from working with children and young people.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

SMSA Job Description & Person Specification 2025.pdf - 157 KB (opens in new tab)

SMSA Advert Sept 2025.pdf - 154 KB (opens in new tab)

About Hillingdon Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 685 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hillingdon Primary School website
• Email address: ldaniel@hillingdonprimaryschool.org.uk
• Phone number: 01895 590087
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillingdon-primary-school-uxbridge

Hillingdon Primary School is a warm, welcoming and inclusive academy school that values the diverse community that it serves.

Learning and achievement drives everything that we do at Hillingdon Primary School. At our school, we work in partnership with our parents, carers and staff to ensure that pupils are succeeding academically and personally, whilst promoting an atmosphere of respect and care for everyone, so children can recognise their own value and celebrate one another's successes. We enable each child to discover the joy of learning, to help them to fulfil every aspect of their potential and to encourage their growth into effective citizens, ready to play their part positively in their community and modern Britain.

Hillingdon Primary School was inspected by Ofsted in March 2024 and we were judged to be an ‘outstanding’ academy. We are determined to maintain this status for our pupils, who deserve an excellent education. We know we can only do this by providing an environment where teachers and support staff are trusted to do their job well and are given the time and support to do it.

We are also proud to be a part of The Elliot Foundation, to learn more about TEFAT please click visit their website at: https://www.elliotfoundation.co.uk

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