Lunchtime Controller

Alder Grove Church of England Primary School; Ryeish Green; On-site; GBP 3,700 - 5,000; Part time

Job summary

Alder Grove Church of England Primary School in Shinfield, Wokingham, is recruiting two Lunchtime Controllers to support pupils during the school day. This part-time, term-time role focuses on providing a safe, engaging lunchtime environment for all pupils.

Responsibilities include supervising eating, encouraging healthy choices, and promoting purposeful play. Experience in a similar role is advantageous, with a collaborative team in a newly established school within the Keys Academy Trust.

Qualifications

• Supervise pupils during lunch and promote healthy choices.
• Create a safe, happy lunchtime environment.
• Experience in a similar role is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils during lunch and ensure safe, engaged play.
• Encourage healthy eating and positive behaviour.
• Collaborate with staff to support pupils’ wellbeing during lunch hours.

Skills

Child communication

Teamwork & independence

Play activities

First aid

Job description

Part-time, permanent, term time only

Hours: Monday to Friday, 11.30am to 1pm, 7 hrs 30 mins

Salary: Actual Salary £4,336/annum

Start Date: September 2026

Alder Grove Church of England Primary School is a new school in Shinfield, Wokingham which opened in September 2020. We are now looking to recruit a two new Lunchtime Controllers. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of skilled and motivated staff looking to support the best outcomes for our children.

Alder Grove is a member of the Keys Academy Trust is a primary specialist MAT committed to providing the very best educational experiences for our pupils and staff, so that our schools are recognised as centres of academic and pastoral excellence at the heart of the communities they serve.

• Do you have the ambition and determination to secure positive outcomes for our young people?


• Do you want to work in a forward thinking and aspirational multi-academy trust that places learning at the heart of everything it does?


• Are you looking for a role that will be central to the development and growth of a new school, helping to shape its vision and values as it establishes itself in the local community?

The role involves:

The provision of a safe and happy lunch time environment for all staff and pupils. Duties include supervising pupils while they eat their lunch; encouraging healthy choices and ensuring pupils are safe and engaged in purposeful play. Previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage.

The successful applicant should have:

• excellent communication skills with young children


• the ability to work under your own initiative as well as part of an established team


• the ability to organise and teach children to play games.


• first aid qualification or be willing to undertake first aid training

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records check. No agencies please