Lunchtime Support Assistant

About The Role

Contract Type:
Fixed Term

Hours:
Part Time, 7½ hours per week during Lunchtime Period

Number of positions: 1

Interview Date:
Tuesday 8th September 2026

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: £25,185 per annum pro rata

Ashgate School is looking to appoint enthusiastic and motivated Lunchtime Support Assistants to meet and support the needs of SEND pupils at lunchtime.

Our Lunchtime Support Assistants help to ensure that children are safe and happy during the lunchtime period and make the most of the opportunities for learning at this important point in the day.

Specific duties and responsibilities will include:

• Supervising the children during the mid-day break, including when they are waiting to go for lunch and whilst eating lunch
• Helping children who need assistance with their meals, ensuring that they are able to enjoy their meals without undue difficulty or delay
• Supporting and assisting the children in lunchtime leisure and play activities
• Assisting with the physical care of children, e.g. toileting, changing and washing (for those children who need this level of help)
• Following agreed procedures for dealing with and reporting incidents during the mid-day break

Candidates must:

• Have a positive outlook, be highly motivated and flexible.
• Be self-motivated, show initiative, able to work on your own work and contribute as part of a team.
• Have high expectations of themselves, colleagues, children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
• Be able to support the learning of children and young people with SEND.
• Be committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and be able to contribute to ensuring a safe environment for all.

Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School is an Outstanding (Ofsted November 2024) specialist school.

The curriculum and learning environment of each class are carefully created to provide appropriate and exciting learning opportunities for our children.

The staff at our school are caring, experienced and committed to meeting the individual needs of every child and to creating a happy, safe and secure environment

We work with children who have Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) and Autism (ASC).

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.