Lunchtime Assistant - Newtown School
Location: Chesham
Overview
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Lunchtime Assistant to join our team at Newtown School, starting November 2025.
Job Salary: Bucks Pay Range 1A.5 - £12.33 per hour
Contract type: Fixed term contract until 31.08.26 with the potential to extend to a permanent contract
Hours: Monday to Friday, 11.20am until 12:55pm term time only (38 weeks per year)
Closing date: Noon, Thursday 23rd October 2025
About us
At Newtown our values are caring, courage and curiosity. Newtown is a vibrant, innovative school set in the heart of the community it serves. The ethos of our two-form entry school is welcoming, nurturing and enthusiastic.
Our children are confident in their ability to learn, resilient and considerate of others.
We can offer:
- a nurturing and welcoming school community
- a talented, dedicated and caring teaching and support team
- an amazing group of children with a mix of abilities and cultures
- classrooms filled with laughter and a love of learning
About the role
This role involves supervision of children in the lunch hall, putting out and setting tables, serving food, clearing and cleaning tables and loading and unloading the dishwasher.
Please see the attached job description for further details.
About you
Previous experience of working or volunteering with both children and as part of a team would be desirable but not essential. The ability to read English to a reasonable level is important as the successful candidate will have to use cleaning products, complete a food hygiene course and support pupils with food allergies. Please note that this role does involve some manual lifting.
Other information
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found. Interviews will be held on Monday 3rd November 2025.
Please use the attached Buckinghamshire Council application form and email it to [email protected] or drop it into the school office. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: noon, Thursday 23rd October 2025
Newtown School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references before commencing work.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
