Job Introduction
ROLE: Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant
SCHOOL: Sholing Junior School
HOURS: 6 hours per week, term time only, 39 weeks per year
SALARY: Grade 3, £3447 £12.82 per hour actual salary
CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 14th October 2025
INTERVIEW DATE: Friday 31st October 2025
START DATE: as soon as possible, after safeguarding checks have been completed
WE ARE SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO:
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic lunchtime assistant who enjoys working with children to ensure they are happy, healthy and safe during this important time of the day.
Notably you will promote healthy eating and encourage children to build good relationships with their peers through a consistent and positive approach.
You will be joining a supportive and professional lunchtime team.
JOB/PERSON SUMMARY:
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic lunchtime assistant who enjoys working with children to ensure they are happy, healthy and safe during this important time of the day.
Notably you will promote healthy eating and encourage children to build good relationships with their peers through a consistent and positive approach.
You will be joining a supportive and professional lunchtime team.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- To supervise pupils in the dining hall, playground, classroom or other areas of the school as directed
- To encourage good behaviour
- To encourage pupils to eat in a socially acceptable manner and to behave sensibly and quietly in the dining area
- To assist with ancillary duties such as clearing up spillages and ensuring that tables are clean and clear
- To encourage children to play and/or interact with each other safely and sociably
- To provide welfare support to the children in the school. This may include undertaking minor first aid duties (if trained) and assisting children with personal hygiene.
At an appropriate level, according to the job role, grade and training received, all employees in the school are expected to:
- Support the aims, values, mission and ethos of the school and participate in a team approach to all aspects of school life.
- Attend and contribute to staff meetings and INSET days as required and identify areas of personal practice and experience to develop.
- Take appropriate responsibility for safeguarding and children’s welfare and be aware of confidential issues linked to home/child/teacher/school and keep confidences appropriately.
- Be aware of health and safety issues and act in accordance with the school’s Health and Safety Policy
WE CAN OFFER YOU:
- Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
- In-house Teaching School
- An individual induction programme supported by a mentor
- Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
- Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
- Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
- Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
- Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
- Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
- Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members
- Free inhouse clinical psychology provision.
HET is a large, fast-paced Trust with currently 35 academies across the South Coast. Linked to 6 community-based partnerships, there are 32 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school.
‘All about the Child’
At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.
‘What about Sam’
Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org and return to Vicki Randall, vrandall@sholing-jun.co.uk
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
THE MAYFLOWER PARTNERSHIP
The Mayflower Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust. At the Hamwic Education Trust we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education.
We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people.
We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders.
Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.
