Lunchtime Assistant, Specialist Provision Centre

**About the role and our team**

Would you like to play an important role supporting pupils with complex needs at school?

Join our team as a Lunchtime Assistant at Onchan Primary School

This role offers you the chance to **become an integral part of our very exciting school**, as we’re continually looking to make improvements for our children and families. Not only is this role **extremely rewarding and motivating**, it also allows you to support the development of pupils with complex needs over lunchtime.

A typical day in this role will involve **supporting children** before, during and after their midday meals. During this time children may require assistance eating and help with their use of cutlery. As well as this, you will also encourage interaction and appropriate play between pupils.

You will assist in the holistic care of the pupils and support their emotional wellbeing during this less structured time of the day.

If you are passionate about helping and supporting young children, this could be the role for you

**What skills and experience do I need?**
- There are **no formal qualifications or experience** required to be a Lunchtime Assistant.
- ** Good interpersonal and communication skills, ability to promote play** with children, and a **willingness to work as part of great teams** **are essential for this role.
- ** An enhanced with barring police check** will be carried out on you for this post, we will pay for this for you.

**What can this role offer me?**
- You will be **offered the chance to complete relevant training **including first aid and moving and handling.
- Lunchtime Assistant work is a** **fantastic opportunity to gain experience working with children** within a school environment. Many of our Lunchtime Assistants have gone on to work in contracted roles as School Administrators, Education Support Officers or even Teachers
- ** Free car parking** is available at Onchan School.
- You would be **contributing to your community** and to the future generation on the Isle of Man.
- You’ll also **have access to our Learning, Education and Development Centre** and the fantastic range of fully funded courses we support.
- You will be **part of our small, dedicated and supportive team**, who work hard to support both each other and the pupils we work with. If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, we’d love to hear from you

**How to find out more and apply**

For more information please see the attached job description and person specification, or alternatively contact Mareli Carshagen on 01624 687010.

**Additional information**

Please note a 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**.