Job Title: Lunchtime Assistant
Contract: Part time, Monday to Friday, 11.45am – 1.15pm, term time only.
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Job Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 15 June 2025
Interview date: January 2025. Please note that we may shortlist and interview before the closing date, so we encourage early applications.
Tring Park is one of the country’s leading vocational and academic schools, situated in glorious Hertfordshire countryside, under an hour from London. The School has 360 boarding and day pupils, aged 7 to 19.
Tring Park offers a wide range of benefits including a pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free school lunches during term time, free onsite parking and enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.
The School is looking to appoint a Lunchtime Assistant to join our friendly and supportive Pastoral team, to register pupils for their afternoon attendance mark while maintaining standards of behaviour and dress in the lunch queue.
Principal Accountabilities:
Working as part of a small team the role involves:
Taking the afternoon pupil register.
Supervising the lunch queue.
Issuing pupils with school sanctions for any poor behaviour witnessed, including the wearing of incorrect uniform.
Reporting anything of note regarding pupil care to the Pastoral Coordinator.
Person specification
Excellent timekeeping and attention to detail are essential.
This is a pupil-facing role and can be quite time-pressured, so the ability to build a rapport with young people whilst remaining firm, fair and consistent would be an advantage.
Clear commitment to implementing whole school/staff policies relating to the safeguarding of children
Additional Information
Tring Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration form relating to any criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
Tring Park School aims to create an inclusive culture that encourages and values diversity within its workforce, building on the differences individuals bring, enabling the School’s ongoing success. We seek to embrace diversity drawing on a wide range of views and experiences to provide equality, fairness and respect for all in our employment whilst observing our commitment and responsibility to current legislation.
Please note: for information on how we will use your personal information during the recruitment process, please see the Staff Privacy Notice on the School website.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £12.21 per hour
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 15/06/2025
Reference ID: LA25
