12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    8 March 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    24 February 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 6 hours and 40 minutes per week (Mon – Fri, 7.30am to 8:50am). 38 weeks per year,

Contract type

Fixed term - Until 31.08.2026 (possibility of an extension subject to funding)

Full-time equivalent salary

24413

What skills and experience we're looking for

Knowledge and Experience:

• Requires knowledge of school procedures for breakfast and after school club activities

  • Basic First Aid training
  • Knowledge and skills requirements equivalent to those set out in the qualification Supporting the Wider Curriculum in schools, or equivalent experience
  • An awareness of the ratio for adequate supervision of pupils during breakfast and after School clubs

Personal Qualities:

• Can effectively communicate with pupils during breakfast and after school clubs to ensure safety, welfare and good conduct

• The ability to carry small loads and the ability to support with cleaning up after pupils.

• Has the ability to switch between tasks where work is regularly interrupted.

• Has the ability to effectively exchange information with staff, parents/carers.

• Can effectively handle distressed pupils during breakfast and after school club

• Is able to work outside in most weather conditions

• A sensitivity and empathy to working within a faith environment, and a strong understanding of the structures and values of the Catholic Church

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

  • A welcoming school with a strong Catholic ethos
  • Children who are polite, happy and motivated to learn
  • A supportive staff team who genuinely want the best for our pupils
  • A commitment to your own professional development

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide full care for children, including safely receiving them from their parents or carers, safely delivering and collecting them from School.

  • Provide an appropriate handover of information to the School as required • Supervise pupils during breakfast and after School club
  • Oversee the supervision of activities and maintain the health, safety, welfare, good conduct and safeguarding of pupils • Report incidents in line with school policy
  • Provide positive and firm control by implementing the school discipline/behaviour policy. • Liaise with colleagues on how to meet any individual pupil needs (e.g. SEN)
  • May handle small amounts of cash • Ensure any injury or sickness of pupils is reported immediately to the First Aider or Headteacher and the office. Where appropriate, administer basic first aid and record all details in the first aid book.

To apply for this role, please email application forms to senioradmin@stjo.uk by midnight on the 8th March 2026. More information can be found here: https://www.stjosephsprimaryschool.com/job_vacancies


Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
189 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
senioradmin@stjo.uk
Phone number
01395 264875

School location

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