Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant

Coventry City; Allesley; On-site; GBP 5,820,000 - 8,289,000; Part time

Job summary

Coventry City Council is recruiting Lunchtime Supervisors for Sherbourne Fields School in Coventry. This role is term-time only, 11:45am to 1:30pm, 8.75 hours per week, and offers an hourly rate of £13.27. You will help set up, serve meals and supervise pupils during lunch.

A full enhanced DBS check and safeguarding checks are required. We value enthusiastic, patient staff and strive to support pupils with a range of needs, including disabilities, in a safe, respectful environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work with children with disabilities and diverse needs.
• Patience, reliability and friendly disposition.

Responsibilities

• Setting up for lunchtime service
• Serving food
• Clearing away after service
• Assisting with personal needs
• Playground supervision & interaction with students

Job description

Jobs and careers with Coventry City Council

Term time only – 11.45am – 1.30 pm 8.75 hours per week

We are looking to recruit a number of enthusiastic, patient and friendly Lunchtime Supervisors to assist with our busy lunchtime service and to be part of our expanding staff team.

At Sherbourne Fields, we have a great ethos and our pupils and staff are well motivated and respected. We provide education to young people with physical difficulties, an increasing number of whom have more complex needs and some have severe or profound multiple learning difficulties.

Working as a Lunchtime Supervisor you will be working with students of various age groups and with various disabilities. Your role will include:

• Setting up for lunchtime service


• Serving food


• Clearing away after service


• Assisting with personal needs


• Playground supervision & interaction with students

Sherbourne Fields is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A full enhanced DBS check will be carried out for this post.

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre-employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

• Salary £13.27 per Hour ( £5,121 per annum )


• Frequency Hourly


• Job Reference coventrycc/TP/173360/13300


• Contract Type Part Time Permanent


• Working Hours Term Time Only ( 11:45am - 1:30pm ) 8.75 hours per week


• Closing Date 21 September, 2026


• Job Category Schools/Academies - Support Staff Roles


• Business Unit Schools


• Location Sherbourne Fields School, Rowington Close, Coundon, Coventry, United Kingdom (Incl. Northern Ireland)