Lunchtime Support Assistant

REF: 67efe50a00295

Located in the heart of Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Seashell Trust is a beacon of hope and support for children, young people, and their families.

We’re proud to operate the Royal School Manchester (RSM), Royal College Manchester (RCM), outreach health and family services, and seventeen residential homes that provide a safe, nurturing environmentOur state-of-the-art facilities—including gardens, forest school, swimming pools, hydro pools, bike track, and sports fields—are designed to create a truly unique and supportive atmosphere.

Our unique campus incorporates, education, activities and life skills for our students, and our volunteer opportunities span from education and therapy roles to administration and Trustee positions.

We’re proud to be a diverse and inclusive community of professionals, always on the lookout for new skills to enrich our offering.

Role

• To provide lunch time support and be an extra resource to assist classroom staff teams in College, helping staff manage lunch’s and engage with students within a safe, supportive and student led environment.

• Work as part of a classroom team to support and engage with students where directed to, listen to and follow staff input and lead in terms of their knowledge of the students, likes and dislikes, communicating with students and ideas for positive engagement and support during sessions.

• To work with colleagues in leading lunch time clubs for students including sport activities, music club or song-sign classes.

• The role may involve supporting students having their lunch in the dining room, safely, providing active support, inclusively and in person centred ways to support the children and young people’s participation, valuing individuality, choice, identity and culture.

• To follow bespoke eating and drinking guidelines when supporting students to have their meals over lunch time

• Work alongside a classroom staff team during lunchtime to support the sessions, take initiative, be a good team player and make a difference.

• Provide a good handover to staff who are returning back to the classroom, information about the students and their participation over lunchtime.

When:

Where:

SK8

Closing date for applications:

31 July 2025

Who to contact:

Stephen Pearson

Seashell

Organisation description:

Located in the heart of Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Seashell Trust is a beacon of hope and support for children, young people, and their families. We’re proud to operate the Royal School Manchester (RSM), Royal College Manchester (RCM), outreach health and family services, and seventeen residential homes that provide a safe, nurturing environment. Our state-of-the-art facilities—including gardens, forest school, swimming pools, hydro pools, bike track, and sports fields—are designed to create a truly unique and supportive atmosphere. Our unique campus incorporates, education, activities and life skills for our students, and our volunteer opportunities span from education and therapy roles to administration and Trustee positions. We’re proud to be a diverse and inclusive community of professionals, always on the lookout for new skills to enrich our offering. To learn more about Seashell, watch this short video: Start your Career at Seashell! - YouTube

Organisation type:

Registered Charity

Company location:

Seashell Trust Stanley Road Cheadle Hulme , SK8 6RQ

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