Lunchtime Teaching Assistant in Scunthorpe

Lunchtime Teaching Assistant (Level 1)

Company: Teaching Vacancies

Salary: Not specified

Hours: Part-time

Location: Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 14 Sept 2026

Closing date: 25 Sept 2026

What skills and experience we're looking for

The governing body is keen to appoint a people who may have substantial and recent experience of working with children in mainstream and/or special schools or early years settings. Experience of supporting children's personal care needs is also desirable.

You will be required to support all aspects of personal care needs at lunch times and in other planned interventions throughout the school day. You must be prepared to work with pupils with a wide range of needs and with different age groups. You will be deployed according to the organisational needs of the school.

You must be prepared to participate in moving and handling children with physical disabilities. Appropriate training is provided. At St Luke's we are committed to being Champions for every Child and we build positive relationships with children.

What the school offers its staff

St. Luke's Primary School is a well-resourced, purpose-built school for pupils aged 3 to 11 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties. We will have 200 children on role. Many of the pupils have profound learning difficulties and additional needs that arise from sensory and physical disabilities and medical conditions.

There is a well-established team of teachers and teaching assistants working at the school.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media checks, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, and assessment of suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

The governing body is keen to appoint a people who may have substantial and recent experience of working with children in mainstream and/or special schools or early years settings. Experience of supporting children's personal care needs is also desirable.

You will be required to support all aspects of personal care needs at lunch times and in other planned interventions throughout the school day. You must be prepared to work with pupils with a wide range of needs and with different age groups. You will be deployed according to the organisational needs of the school.

You must be prepared to participate in moving and handling children with physical disabilities. Appropriate training is provided. At St Luke's we are committed to being Champions for every Child and we build positive relationships with children.

St. Luke's Primary School is a well-resourced, purpose built school for pupils aged 3 to 11 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties, we will 200 children on role. Many of the pupils have profound learning difficulties and additional needs that arise from sensory and physical disabilities and medical conditions.