Nursery and Lunchtime Assistant

Nursery
Classroom and
Lunchtime
Assistant

Welcome from the Head

Thank you for your interest in King’s House School. I am very proud of our staff here
at KHS, and we are a friendly and caring school with a strong sense of community,
where pupils can thrive and flourish. The pastoral aspect of school life is at the heart of
everything we do, and we pride ourselves on providing an inclusive environment that is
both nurturing and challenging. I am proud of the supportive and collaborative culture at
King’s House, which helps staff and pupils to be the best they can be.

It is a joy to watch our pupils grow into confident young people, ambassadors for King’s
House when they leave us at 13+ to go onto a wide range of day and boarding Senior
Schools. We value a broad and balanced academic education, enabling our pupils to
develop their academic, social, sporting, emotional and artistic attributes.

We are committed to recruiting excellent staff across our teaching and non-teaching
departments and King’s House School Enterprises, with the opportunity to develop
careers. You will be joining the school at an exciting time, when we are investing in
our facilities to ensure an inspiring education for students for many years to come. In
September 2024, the school moved to coeducation with girls currently in over half of our
year groups.

I hope this provides you with a flavour of what life is like at King’s House School, with a
staff team who develop enthusiastic young people who can be relied upon to make a
positive contribution in all areas of school life.

Mark Turner
Head

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rooms, two science laboratories, a new design technology room and music area.
There are three forms in each year group. Forms are mixed-ability in Years 4 - 6
with some subjects setted, and streamed in Years 7 and 8. Pupils experience
increasing exposure to subject specialist teachers, who will teach a range of year
groups and sometimes more than one subject. The curriculum the pupils follow
prepares them for Common Entrance at the end of Year 8.

Throughout their time at King’s House, the pupils are encouraged to take part in
art, drama, music and sporting activities. There are productions every year for all
year groups, concerts and many more performance opportunities for music, as
well as numerous games fixtures and sporting activities. There are also outings
for all years to enrich the curriculum, and from Year 3 residential trips in the
summer term.

King’s House offers its pupils a broad and balanced curriculum and prepares
them well for their transition on to their next school. We cherish each pupil as an
individual and provide them with the skills and mental resilience to succeed in
whatever path they choose to take. Small class sizes means that we can get to
know each child and identify their unique strengths, interests and passions.

King’s House School

King’s House School was founded in Richmond in 1946 and has been a boys’ prep
school since then until September 2024, when girls joined for the first time as we
move to co-education. The school operates on three sites in or around Kings Road,
which is on the very pleasant setting of Richmond Hill. The Senior Department (for
pupils from Year 4 to Year 8) is at 68 Kings Road, the Junior Department on its own
site just down the hill, and the Nursery around the corner on Princes Road. The
school also has a 35-acre sports ground just over Barnes Bridge, where there are
numerous pitches, athletics facilities, cricket nets, tennis courts, two 3G pitches and
all-weather pitch.

All children in the Nursery are guaranteed a place in Reception, and there are also
small intakes at Years 3, 4 and 7. Pupils generally stay until 13 when they move on
to a wide range of single-sex, co-ed, day and boarding schools, with a number each
year gaining scholarships.

The Nursery operates from its own site in a carefully restored building on Princes
Road. The youngest children, in Hedgehog Class (rising 3s), are based on the top
floor and Squirrels and Rabbits Class (rising 4s) on the ground floor. There is a very
positive, caring atmosphere to the Nursery, and the ground floor has an additional
Woodland Library also used for small group activities and specialist teaching. The
Nursery has its own dedicated staff supplemented with specialists from the school
PE, Music, Drama and Copmuting departments.

The Junior Department (JD) is housed in two Victorian buildings which have
been sensitively redesigned and linked to provide an exciting and stimulating
environment for the pupils. There is a two-form entry to Reception with about forty
children in the year group. This number grows to about 48 in Year 3 with three forms.
The class teachers deliver the vast majority of the curriculum, but pupils do have
lessons with specialist teachers for Music, languages, PE and Games and Computing.
All children take swimming lessons at a local pool from Years 1 - 3, and the Early Years
and Key Stage 1 regular use The Nest, the outdoor learning area the Sports Ground.
Pupils have Games lessons at the Grounds from Year 1 once a week, and twice a
week from Year 3.

Pupils move to the Senior Department site for Year 4. This is the original school site
and has been developed substantially since then. It is a deceptively large area which
includes the school’s theatre, gym, Astro turf pitch, two computer

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The Role

As a Nursery and Lunchtime Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting our
pupils during lunch breaks, helping them whilst they eat their lunch, as well as
helping the team set up and tidy up after lunch. You will also be responsible for
helping the class teacher during the school day.

How to apply: please complete the application form on our website https://
kingshouseschool.org/application-form/

Closing Date: 6th March 2026
Start Date: 16th April 2026

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Salary: From £13.39 per hour (based on experience and
qualifications)
Hours: 8am to 1:30pm, Monday to Friday. The role has the potential
to be 8am to 4pm for the right candidate
Reporting to: Head of the Nursery
Contract type: Part time, term time only, Fixed Term (until 2nd July
2026)

We welcome early applications and will consider holding interviews before the
closing date for strong candidates.

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Job Description

Responsibilities

To include but not limited to:

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To effectively support the delivery the EYFS ensuring that the individual
needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with
other team members)
Carry out a range of age appropriate activities alongside other staff and
support the class teacher.
To support the inclusion of all children
Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with
parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning need
To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of
individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and
medical histories
To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the
safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other
responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of
snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc
To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s
philosophy is fulfilled
To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to
your role and the safe running of the setting
To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their
families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job
To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at
all times, both in work hours and outside
To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained
at all times
To remain up to date with continued professional development and training
relevant to the role

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Job Description

Responsibilities

To include but not limited to:

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Being aware of and implement all food hygiene rules and regulations
Supervise and monitor pupils’ play
Helping the pupils whilst they eat their lunch
Be aware and always enforce school safety standards
Support and alert the class teacher to any problem or special information about an
individual pupil
Keep the eating area safe and clean
Undertake any reasonable duties as required by the Head of the Nursery

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Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have some or all of the following:

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Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification (desirable)
Patience, kindness, positive attitude and good communication skills
An enthusiastic and pro-active approach to work
Reliable and consistent with routines and works as part of a team
Ability to perform physical activities which may include frequent standing, walking,
bending or lifting
Ability to serve as an effective role model for pupils
Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude in working with children with special needs
Awareness of Health & Safety and practical Hygiene issues

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• Willingness to undergo Paedeatric First Aid qualification

This role would suit someone that is looking to gain experience working with children in
an Early Years setting

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Safeguarding

King’s House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants
must be willing to undergo the child protection screening appropriate to the post,
including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and references from
previous employers. Staff must be aware of the systems within the School which
support safeguarding and must act in accordance with the school’s Safeguarding
& Child Protection policy and Code of Conduct. Staff will receive appropriate child
protection training which is regularly updated.

Equal Opportunities Employer

King’s House School is an equal opportunities employer that believes in equal
opportunities for all, celebrates, and welcomes diversity. Employment decisions
throughout the school are made without regard to any status protected by law.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application process,
please feel free to contact our HR Manager  via email:
towersey-veal.g@kingshouseschool.org or detail the adjustments in your
application.

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King’s House School, 68 Kings Road, Richmond TW10 6ES