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Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant - Mount Pleasant Primary School (Lingfield Education Trust) in Darlington, United Kingdom

  • ContractFixed-term or freelance

£4,581 per month

Darlington, United Kingdom

Mount Pleasant Primary School
Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant

Salary: Band 1 (SCP 3) £4,581 – Actual Salary
Fixed Term Contract: Until August 2027, Term Time Only, 46 weeks
Hours: 7.5 hours per week

Are you passionate about working with children?  Do you have very high expectations? Do you want to make a full contribution to children’s safety and well-being and the life of our school?

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic, committed and organised individuals to join our vibrant, successful & supportive school family, who have the skills and energy to make our children's lunchtimes safe, active and fun.

Responsibilities will include supervising children in the dining hall and playground, ensuring that children enjoy their lunchtime experience whilst maintaining standards of behaviour. Applicants would benefit from having prior experience in an educational setting, but this is not essential as training can be provided for suitable applicants.

We are looking for someone who:
  • Loves working with children of all abilities; being able to forge positive relationships quickly.
  • Can lead by example and will embody our school motto: Learn for Life
  • Works well as part of a team as well as using their own initiative
  • And will embrace our school values.
If this sounds like you and a role that you would enjoy, please look carefully at the supporting materials and complete the application form.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance (certificate of disclosure form from the Disclosure and Barring Service) and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.

The post will be based in Mount Pleasant Primary School; however, the Trust reserves the right to require you to work at other schools within the Trust. As part of Lingfield Education Trust, there are exciting opportunities to work across the Trust and for career progression.

Please email [email protected] to request an application pack or visit our school website to download an application pack. All completed application packs must be returned directly to the school or emailed and marked for the attention of Sophie Boston, School Office Manager.

Closing Date: Wednesday 14th October
Shortlisting: Thursday, 15th October 2026 (if you do not hear on this date, please assume that you were unsuccessful in being shortlisted this time)
Interviews: Week commencing 19th October, 2026

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