Lunchtime Assistant - Cumberland Infant School bei Portsmouth City Council Enterprise

Cumberland Infant School 

JOB TITLE:    LUNCHTIME ASSISTANT 

REPORTS TO:                 Headteacher

GRADE:                           Pay Band 1 

SALARY:                          Pro-rata £21,029 (Full Time Equivalent), Fixed term contract

HOURS:                            12-1pm Monday to Friday, 5 hours per week (term time only)

CLOSING DATE:              Monday 13^th October @ 12 noon

INTERVIEW DATE:           Friday 17^th October  2025

JOB PURPOSE:

We are looking to appoint a  caring, enthusiastic and fun person to join our committed and hard working lunchtime team. At the heart of Cumberland is a nurturing community where everybody is valued and strong relationships are vital for everybody at Cumberland Infant School – Together  We Care Inspire Succeed.  

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

To actively promote the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy and observe the standard of conduct which prevents discrimination taking place

To maintain awareness of and commitment to the School’s Equal Opportunity Policies in relation to both employment and service delivery

To fully comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 etc, the School’s Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work

At the discretion of the Head Teacher, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

Supervising children or 1:1 supervision of a child in the lunch hall, outside on the playground or in their classrooms during wet breaks.

To be responsible for ensuring the safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils during lunchtime.

Playing games and talking to children to build strong relationships.  

Ensuring you co-regulate children who are dysregulated.

Working with the children to Care, Inspire and Succeed  

Ensuring the safety of all our children 

Administering and recording minor First Aid  

To adhere to our Ethos, Learning Values and policies 

Qualities and experiences required: 

Good communication skills  

Ability to work as a team 

A sense of fun 

Experience with caring for young children 

Hard working 

Ability to show initiative  

Safeguarding

Cumberland Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level, and any other background checks, including overseas checks will be required prior to any offer of employment.

Right to Work in the UK

You will need to demonstrate that you have a Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 

As part of any recruitment process, Cumberland Infant School collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. Cumberland Infant School is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Completing and sending an application in for a vacancy is your consent for us to process your data for the purpose of recruitment. Your data is not used in any other way and you can withdraw your consent at any point in the recruitment process and we will destroy or delete your information. For more detailed information on what we collect, how we use, store, delete data and your rights you can access a privacy statement.

Application Procedure

Please express your genuine interest only via Indeed messaging. You will be offered the opportunity to apply by completing an application form. If shortlisted after your application has been received, you will be notified.

Cumberland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced Level will be required prior to any offer of employment.