Lunchtime Assistant

Are you a **friendly** and **enthusiastic** **individual who is looking for a **rewarding career**?**
**About the role and our team**

Join our team as a **Lunchtime Assistant** at Victoria Road School

Playing a key role in the lives of young people, Lunchtime Assistants supervise pupils throughout the lunchtime period in the dining room and in the playground.

You will be part of a student-centred approach to teaching and learning that is underpinned by the Island’s Essentials for Learning Curriculum statement, the aim of which is **‘to inspire learners to flourish in life’**. You will play a role in helping young people be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, positively contribute and prosper.

Some of your duties will include:

- Supporting all children while in the dinner hall
- Encouraging high standards of behavior
- Maintaining safety, welfare and discipline of pupils

If you are caring, reliable and enjoy working with children then we would love to hear from you

**What can this role offer me?**
- ** Experience of working in a school** environment
- This is a really **rewarding role**, where you can make a difference to the lives of children within your local community
- ** Pay for Lunchtime Assistants** is currently £11.20 - £12.35 per hour depending on experience
- ** Opportunities to progress** to other roles within an education environment such as School Administrators, Education Support Officers or Teachers
- Contribute to **developing the future generation** of the Isle of Man
- This role offers **school-friendly hours** (term time only) which can fit in around other work commitments or home life

**How to find out more and apply**

**Salary information**

Please note the salary indicated above is for a full time staff member who works 37 hours per week, all year round, including school holidays. If this role is working term time (or term time plus a few weeks), your actual salary will be reduced pro rata to the contracted hours per week and number of weeks worked through the year. You will also receive payment for your annual leave and bank holidays, as leave is not permitted during term time. To ensure you receive a salary each month of the year, your pay is rolled up and divided into 12 equal monthly payments.

**Additional information**

Please note an enhanced with barring police check is required for this post,** **which the Department will cover the cost of for you. Please note if you have lived for more than 6 months outside of the UK in the last 5 years, you will be required to obtain a Letter of Good Standing from the appropriate authorities in the relevant locations, please read the guidance about how to obtain this letter.

A relocation package and interview expenses are not available for this role.

**We support flexible working and equality, diversity and inclusion in our recruitment**

The Isle of Man Public Service is an equal opportunities employer which supports and promotes flexible working. We understand its benefits in improving work-life balance and supporting health and wellbeing and, in its different forms; it is widespread throughout the Public Service. We are happy to discuss part-time or flexible working arrangements, including job share partnerships, for our roles (where possible) and if interested you should discuss this with the Hiring Manager.

Find out more about where a career in the Isle of Man Public Service could take you at **hr.gov.im/careers**.