Teaching Assistant & Meal Supervisor - St Michael’s CE Primary School

Wandsworth Co; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school in Greater London is seeking a Teaching Assistant & Meal Supervisor. This role involves inspiring children in a supportive environment and supervising their lunchtime. Applicants are expected to be collaborative and innovative, with a commitment to safeguarding. This position is term-time only, catering to the needs of children and the community.

Qualifications

• Passionate, innovative, and collaborative individual.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and support children during learning activities.
• Supervise midday meals and ensure student welfare.

Skills

Passion for teaching

Collaboration

Innovation

Education

Experience as a Teaching Assistant

Job description

Teaching Assistant & Meal Supervisor - St Michael’s CE Primary School

About Us

32.5 hours per week (8.15am to 3.15pm)

Term-Time Only (39 weeks)

Required from September 2025

We are looking to appoint an experienced and excellent Teaching Assistant and Midday Meals Supervisor who is a passionate, innovative and collaborative individual who can inspire our children and be part of a wonderful team.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and rigorously apply safer recruitment practices. This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) and clear medical clearance.

St Michael’s is committed to positively tackling discrimination in all its forms and works to ensure that all sections of the community have fair and equal access to and experience within employment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, in particular those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce; we are respectful of all individuals’ race, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, disabilities and cultural background.

To ease the short-listing process we ask applicants to note the following:

• When writing the supporting statement please ensure that you have covered all the points in the Selection Criteria in order. Please give personal examples to support the points, which make clear your role and responsibilities.
• You must complete the Southwark Diocesan Boards of Education (SDBE) application form. We will only consider applications made on this form.
• References: Provide email addresses and all telephone contact numbers for all referees.

If you would like to arrange a visit to have an informal conversation with us please contact us for more information.

We look forward to hearing from you.

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below .

Interviews and observations of short-listed candidates: 01 July 2025

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Job Reference randw/TP/55/8364

Contract Type Term Time

Closing Date 23 June, 2025

Job Category Schools / Academies - Support staff roles