Lunchtime Controller

🌟 Taking Careers Further 🌟 

Opportunity for a Lunchtime Controller to support pupils in primary years

📍Foxborough Primary School

 🗓️ Apply by:  03 November 2026, 9am

Apply via the TES or download our application form and email a completed copy to recruitment@pioneereducationaltrust.org.uk 

🔔 Start date:  09 November 2026

Subject to satisfactory completion of necessary vetting and compliance checks.     

📆 Working pattern:

• 5 days per week (Monday - Friday)

• 11:45am - 1pm

💡 Salary: £24.18 per hour (fixed rate)

Foxborough Primary School is a small school with a big heart. We are a one form entry primary school with an integrated nursery. We are a richly diverse school community in which different languages, cultures and religions learn together in harmony. 

Our children are encouraged to explore, discover and question through a range of exciting learning opportunities both within and outside the classroom. Our staff endeavour to provide a calm and stimulating environment where good behaviour and mutual respect is modelled by everyone and everyone is valued.  

Why Pioneer Educational Trust? 

At Pioneer Educational Trust, we believe in providing an exceptional education to all children and young people. We prepare our learners to thrive at intrapersonal, interpersonal, societal, and global levels and through an outstanding curriculum, strong pastoral systems, and meaningful personal development, our learners' experience is inclusive, relational, and empowering. 

At our Trust, people are at the heart of everything we do. We are pioneering, capable and courageous in our approach, committed to defying mediocrity and transforming lives through exceptional, inclusive education. At Pioneer Educational Trust, we don’t just offer a job – we offer a community, a career and a commitment to your wellbeing. Here’s what makes us different: 
 

Flexible Working: We have been at the forefront of pioneering flexible working in schools since 2019 focusing on the presumption that flexible working can work unless there is a genuine operational reason that it cannot. This is achieved through our unique, transparent and inclusive flexible job design process. As a Department for Education Flexible Working Ambassador MAT, we share our expertise regionally and nationally. 
 

Professional development: We are committed to the growth of all our colleagues. With our CPDL Wednesdays, all our staff have dedicated time for professional development and collaborative working, ensuring continuous improvement and shared best practices. 

Positive work environment: Enjoy a supportive and enriching working environment with free refreshments, long service recognition, free annual flu vaccinations, and an Employee Assistance Programme offering advice on wellbeing, and more. 

Exceptional leadership opportunities: We provide exceptional leadership development opportunities for all our staff, enabling all colleagues to flourish and be fulfilled. 

Pioneer Summit: All staff attend our collaborative annual Pioneer Summit. A fun packed day of keynote speakers, workshops and activities. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues across the Trust and to recognise and celebrate our achievements. 

We also offer a range of benefits including: 

• Enhanced pension for support staff 

• Discounted staff lunches 

• Free on-site parking 

• Eye care Vouchers 

• Free annual flu vaccinations 

• Staff long service awards 

• Reflection week every 6 weeks which is our meetings free week, enabling colleagues to get through their to do lists, take back their productivity and provide uninterrupted time to do your work

• Low-cost private healthcare with Benenden Health

• Access to offers and cashback across more than 3,000 retailers via Reward Gateway 

• Employee Assist Programme offering a range of support including Mindfulness, Life Coaching, Financial, Legal and General advice as well as counselling

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BRING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF 

What our staff say: 

“My line manager is on hand to help with support which has been really beneficial. I enjoy working with a variety of year groups and watching them succeed." 
“I appreciate the openness of leadership to take on advice.” 
“I appreciate the culture, the people in the school and the school and Trust leadership”

Inclusive Recruitment  

When we hire, we actively seek out diverse talent. Our recruitment process is designed to be inclusive and accessible. As part of this commitment, we guarantee an interview to any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Need reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process? Just let us know—we’re here to help.  

We understand the importance of balancing work and life. That’s why we embrace flexibility. If you’d like to explore flexible working options, simply mention it in your application or at any stage of the process (and beyond). We’ll work with you to make it happen wherever possible. 

Find out more 

Download our job description and person specification for further information about the role. More information about our school can be found at the link to our website: https://www.foxboroughprimary.co.uk/  

If our vision and values resonate with you, then apply now to be part of a community that is knowledgeable, empowered and committed to taking principled action in service to others. Join us on our mission to take education further and transform lives. We hope you will take the next step and apply before the closing date of 03 November 2026, 9am.  
 

You can either apply via the TES website or download our application form attached and email it to recruitment@pioneereducationaltrust.org.uk  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in being appointed to a post, you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and other pre-employment checks will be carried out before your appointment is confirmed.