All LocationsAll Locations:
Christchurch
Advertising SalarySalary Details:
£3,654 actual salary pro rated
What is the vacancy type for this advertVacancy Type:
Permanent
Function:
School Support Staff
EmployerEmployer:
Somerford C Primary
Job Working PatternJob Working Pattern:
Term time only

About the role

SCH006 MIDDAY ASSISTANT 

Somerford Primary School is seeking a caring and reliable Lunchtime Supervisor to join our team. The role involves supervising pupils during the lunch break, ensuring their safety, welfare and good conduct, while encouraging positive play and social interaction.

Duties include setting up and clearing dining areas, supporting children during lunchtime, and helping to create a safe, positive and inclusive environment. First aid and allergy awareness training form an important part of the role to ensure children remain safe while eating.

The successful candidate will have good communication skills, be able to undertake light manual tasks, and work effectively as part of a team. A commitment to promoting the wellbeing and safety of children is essential.

BCP Band 1, Point 5 £25,583 per annum (full time equivalent), pro rata. 

The successful applicant will be required to work 1.25 hours per day 12.15 - 13.30

Monday - Friday, 38 weeks per year, term time only.

Actual Salary £3,654.00 per annum.

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.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

Interview Date    Monday 28th September 2026

Further Information

Information about our school is available on the school website at www.somerford.dorset.sch.uk. For any further information or to discuss the post, please contact the office or School Business Manager on (01202) 485436.
 
Our school values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments 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.

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