Moordown St John's CE Primary School
Vacancy Prep & Serve Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant - 18.75 hours or 4.5 hours
per week.
Salary Grade 2, points 2 - 4 from £12.65 - £13.05 per hour £10,582 - £10,917 actual salary pro rata.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
Type of Contract: Permanent, term-time only 39 weeks per year
Start Date: as soon as possible.
We are looking for a caring and committed person to join our happy team of lunchtime staff. As a member of our lunchtime team, you will contribute to ensuring positive lunchtimes for our pupils
and will be responsible for:
* Setting up the hall for lunch
* Cooking the pre-prepared hot school meals
* Preparation of accompaniments to the main meals
* Serving meals to pupils, in line with their dietary requirements / allergies
* Overseeing pupils eating their lunches
* Assisting with cleaning/clearing of Hall after the lunch session
The contract is for 18.75 hours per week working Monday – Friday 9:45-1:30 or 4.5 hours per week
working Monday – Wednesday 11:45:1.15 during term time. There is a probationary period. You will
also be required to work some INSET days.
You must be self-motivated, committed and have:
* experience of working with children
* an ability to maintain a healthy and safe environment
* an understanding of food hygiene practices (or a willingness to undertake training)
In addition, you will be expected to support our Church School ethos.
Application packs are available from the school website www.st-johns.bournemouth.sch.uk
or from the School Office either by collection or by sending a large stamped addressed envelope (large
letter stamp) to the school address.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may appoint before the closing date.
This School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the
community.
This School is committed to safeguarding, preventing radicalisation and promoting the welfare of
children and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful, you will be required to undergo
vigorous pre-employment checks including Enhanced DBS clearance in line with the Government's safer
recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment
process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Our school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
For further information please contact Kerri Chant
Address Moordown St John's CE Primary School
Vicarage Road, BOURNEMOUTH
BH9 2SA
Telephone 01202 527683
School website www.st-johns.bournemouth.sch.uk
Closing date Midnight Wed 25th Feb 26
Provisional interview date 5th March 2026