Teaching Assistant / Lunchtime Supervisor
Lime Wood Primary School, Erith, Kent, DA8 1FJ12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
13 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,000.00 - £21,304.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale Points 05 – 06 (pro-rata for 25 hours per week/39 weeks per year)
Teaching Assistant / Lunchtime Supervisor job summary
Job title: Teaching Assistant / Lunchtime Supervisor
Status: Fixed Term
Hours: 25 hours per week
Working weeks per year: 39 weeks per year
Grade: NJC Scale Points 05 – 06 (£21,000-£21,304 pro rata)
Post Start Date: 1st September 2025
Closing Date for Applications: 13th July 2025
Are you passionate about supporting children’s learning and wellbeing both in the classroom and during play? We are seeking a committed, enthusiastic and flexible individual to join our friendly team as a Teaching Assistant / Lunchtime Supervisor. This exciting dual role offers the opportunity to play a vital part in pupils’ educational and social development throughout the school day.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work under the guidance of teaching staff to deliver high-quality support to pupils, helping them achieve their learning goals. At lunchtime, you will take a lead role in ensuring the provision of a safe, engaging, and inclusive play environment, coordinating staff, activities and behaviour strategies across designated zones.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys making a difference, thrives in a busy school environment, and can help promote a positive ethos across both learning and lunchtime settings.
No day is ever the same in this role and we are looking for adaptable and flexible individuals who thrive in an environment with changing priorities.
The successful candidate will:
- Hold a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in supporting teaching and learning.
- Have good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE Grade 9–1 or equivalent).
- Demonstrate experience of working with children in a school or care setting.
- Be confident managing pupil behaviour and promoting inclusion across both structured and unstructured environments.
- Be able to support learning activities and adapt to the needs of individuals and groups.
- Show a calm, confident and proactive approach to pupil supervision and safety.
- Have a clear understanding of safeguarding, equality and child development.
- Be flexible, resilient, and a strong team player.
- Be willing to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
- Have the ability to build a rapport with children.
- A commitment to the happiness, well-being, self-esteem and progress of everyone at the school.
Candidates should refer to the job description/person specification and explain within their expression of interest how they meet the criteria, whilst also describing what they will bring to the post from their own knowledge and experience.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found; therefore, early application is encouraged.
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 are not accepted.
About Lime Wood Primary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 53 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lime Wood Primary School website
School location
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