Lunchtime Controller - Woodley
Addington Special School
Reading
- £4,336 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £4,336 plus £261 SEN Allowance per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 January 2026
Job overview
Hours : 7.5 per week, Monday – Friday, 11.45 – 1.15 pm
Location: Addington School, Woodley
Salary: £4,336 plus £261 SEN Allowance per annum
Addington School is part of Ascendancy Partnership Trust, a multi-academy trust with deep community roots across the Berkshire area composed of a family of SEN schools all specialising in learning difficulties.
We are seeking an individual with a caring and flexible approach to provide support during lunch breaks. You will be required to assist with setting out tables for lunch, assist the children with eating their lunch and ensure that the lunch area is clean and tidy for the afternoon session.
You will also be required to ensure that the children are engaged in suitable activities that may involve supervising the children inside and outside of the building and supporting with personal care.
With previous experience of working with children with special educational needs and disabilities, you will have the ability to work in a team environment and be committed to achieving the best outcomes for children. You will be able to adapt and work flexibly to support the individual needs of our pupils, for example you will be able to run and move quickly to support our pupils during their break times. This could involve getting down to floor level to play alongside them, engaging in a physical activity outdoors, in a sensory area or in the playground. You will also support toilet routines including the changing of soiled clothing and nappies and you will be required to lift and move tables and chairs including setting up and taking down tables and stacking chairs.
Ideally you will have experience of working with or caring for children who have special educational needs and who may not be able to communicate verbally. They may have physical, sensory and medical needs. You will need to be alert and attentive at all times to support children who do not know how to keep themselves safe and who may, at times, display difficult or dangerous behaviour.
Please contact Amanda Cherry, HR Manager on 0118 966 9073 if you would like to discuss this position further.
Benefits include Local Government Pension Scheme, Free Car Parking, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Wellbeing Group, Flu Vaccinations, Access to Private Medical Scheme.
To apply, please submit an application form. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs. For further information and to download an application form, please visit https://www.addington.wokingham.sch.uk/vacancies-1
Completed applications should be e-mailed to personnel@addington.wokingham.sch.uk.
Addington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees of Addington School are required to undergo safeguarding checks which will include reference checks and enhanced DBS check. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
Addington School is a member of the Ascendancy Partnership Trust - Stronger and Better Together.
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About Addington Special School
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- Addington Special School
- Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading
- Berkshire
- RG5 3EU
- United Kingdom
Addington School is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. All our pupils’ primary need is a learning difficulty that is either moderate, severe or profound, with up to 50 percent also having Autism.
All our pupils have an Education and Health Care Plan and we are currently accommodating up to 310 pupils, aged between 3 and 19 years across 2 sites.
Based in Woodley and Farley Hill, we are part of a newly formed multi-academy trust with deep community roots across the Berkshire area, composed of a family of SEN schools all specialising in learning difficulties. We are very fortunate to have 2 purpose built environments which make our schools fantastic places for learning and wider curriculum enrichment. At Farley Hill, we have a 40 place Nursery to Year 1 Early Years Centre.
We tailor a personalised Educational Programme for every pupil to ensure that they reach their full potential as well as providing a bespoke sequential curriculum steeped in SEND pedagogy. The school has a long history of being outstanding and in March 2023 secured Outstanding again under the new Ofsted Framework.
We have particular strengths in our Creative Arts with Music a particular focus for all our students and have considerable expertise in teaching strategies for pupils with learning difficulties as well as Autism and Down Syndrome.
We believe in a positive ethos based on a culture of mutual respect and openness, where we are all learning together to be 'a community committed to excellence and the development of the potential of all’.
We pride ourselves in our commitment to induction, professional development and on-going support to all our staff.
Our Aims
- To know that what we do is making a difference to the lives of our young people.
- To continue to promote an inclusive approach to educational life.
- To expand our Parent and Community Partnership.
- To provide a learning environment based on mutual respect and self-advocacy.
- To create a challenging forward thinking culture.
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