School Meals Supervisory Assistant

Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 8HF

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 October 2026

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: SCP 3 - £24,796 FTE, Pay Award Pending

School Meals Supervisory Assistant job summary

White Woods Primary Academy Trust was established in 2013 and is now a family of 16 primary schools within the borough of Rotherham.

Our vision is simple: all children, whatever their background, will be supported to thrive both academically and socially, developing the skills of lifelong learners. We believe in keeping the main thing the main thing — excellent teaching and learning — within a culture that is curious, collaborative, child-centred and challenging in all the right ways.

Our mission is to make every school an exceptional place to learn and work. We want children and adults to experience a breadth of exciting opportunities that spark curiosity, broaden horizons and build ambition. We believe that the best outcomes come when we combine high challenge with high support, and when joy, wellbeing and professional growth are woven into daily school life.

We are also proud to host a successful DfE English Hub and have a strong track record in developing effective approaches to reading. 

We are now looking to appoint a School Meals Supervisory Assistant who shares our values and can bring expertise, energy and commitment to our team at Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School. The successful candidate will:

• Be responsible for preparing/clearing the dining room  
• Supporting children during lunchtime ensuring their safety and access to learning at lunchtimes
• Attend to children’s personal needs, including first aid and welfare matters 
• Encourage children to wash their hands and eat independently
• Supervise children in the dinner hall, as well as other indoor and outdoor areas including supervising their behaviour and leading playground games
• Enjoy working with children, and use your initiative and creativity to promote imaginative games and use of playground equipment
• Demonstrate high expectations of behaviour
• Work closely with a team of colleagues to ensure safety and wellbeing of our children

We can offer you:

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Access to workplace and wellbeing support services.
• A genuine sense of belonging in a family of schools rooted in strong values.
• A comprehensive induction and support programme.
• A culture where curiosity, collaboration, joy and challenge drive professional growth.
• A real commitment to work–life balance: your wellbeing matters to us. We want you to thrive, both at work and beyond it.

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

Safeguarding is at the heart of all we do in school. Our recruitment process is deliberately strict and comprehensive. It is designed to ensure that only candidates who are fit to work with children are considered.

This process begins with careful shortlisting of application forms and continues throughout the recruitment process including the induction process and ongoing training and monitoring.

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 Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 313 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swinton-fitzwilliam-primary-school-mexborough

Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School is a 1.5 form primary school in Swinton Rotherham. We believe that to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for learners, we must support and develop professional curiosity in all those who work in the organisation. We are proud to offer excellent professional development and career progression opportunities to all colleagues within the school and Trust. By prioritising professional curiosity and providing excellent support and training, from colleagues within the Trust and expertise beyond the Trust, we are proud to develop highly effective practitioners who have a profoundly positive impact on the children they teach.

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