School Meal Supervisory Assistant

Location Thorpe Hesley Primary School

Salary Salary Band B Point 3 of the Support Staff Spine Actual pay £2,912 per annum (£24,796 FTE) pro rata

Job profile for School Meal Supervisory Assistant

Thorpe Hesley Primary School 14/09/2026

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Salary Salary Band B Point 3 of the Support Staff Spine Actual pay £2,912 per annum (£24,796 FTE) pro rata

Contractual hours 5

Basis Part time

Region Rotherham

Job category/type Catering, Education - Non-Teaching

Date posted 04/08/2026

Job reference REQ
23714

Attachments job Description & Person Specification SMSA.docx

Thorpe Hesley Primary School

Upper Wortley Road,

Thorpe Hesley,

Rotherham,

S61 2PL

Contract Details: Part time 5 hours per week 12:00 to 13:00, Term Time only 38 weeks per year, permanent.

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: 9am Monday 14 th September 2026

Interview Date
:
Thursday 17 th September 2026

An exciting opportunity to join an Outstanding team!

We are seeking to employ the right candidate to work with our children over lunchtime. The successful candidate will ideally be organised and experienced in delivering play activities to engage pupils from ages 3 to 11 and contribute to the smooth running of lunchtimes. They will have a good sense of humour, be approachable, flexible and able to work as part of a team.

Thorpe Hesley Primary School is a happy, welcoming and vibrant place full of children and staff who have a real enthusiasm for learning. We constantly strive to be the best that we can be and give our children the best opportunities and experiences that we can. We are a creative school and believe that every child should be prepared for an ever-changing world through an inspiring, bespoke and creative curriculum.

We are very proud of our creative curriculum which our staff have carefully developed with our children and our context in mind. Our pupils are incredible citizens who are taught and encouraged to care about each other and about their education. We are very proud of the lovely work they create and of their outstanding attainment which is consistently well above local and national averages.

We are a friendly, larger than average, Outstanding school, catering for around 550 pupils from Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 6. We have our own Nursery as well as comprehensive wrap around care provision, including a breakfast and after school club. Every member of staff in school, as well as our Advisory Group, are fully committed to giving the school and our pupils their best.

New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service.

The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three Secondary Schools and three Primary Schools.

Why Work for Us?

• NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards – these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
• Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
• Attractive pension scheme
• Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
• A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff

If you believe that you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.

Head Office
Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE