Bus Chaperone

Reydon Primary School, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6QB

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,816.00 - £26,016.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade C £4,375.70 - £4,409.60 Annually Actual

Bus Chaperone job summary

Location: Reydon Primary School, Southwold, Suffolk
Contract: Part Time, Permanent
Working Pattern: 7.50 hours per week (1.50 hours per day) Monday -Friday
Salary: ALT Grade C £4,375.70 - £4,409.60 Annually Actual

We are looking for a Bus Chaperone to join Reydon Primary School, a welcoming primary school community in Reydon, near Southwold. In this important role, you will help ensure pupils travel safely, comfortably and confidently to and from school, providing consistent supervision, promoting positive behaviour and supporting their wellbeing throughout each journey. Working closely with transport providers, parents and school staff, the successful candidate will be a calm, caring and dependable presence who shares our commitment to safeguarding and high expectations, helping every child feel safe, supported and ready to make the most of their day.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils on school transport and ensure they board and leave the vehicle safely.
• Register pupils at collection and drop-off points, ensuring safe handover where required.
• Promote positive behaviour, resolve minor issues and support pupil wellbeing throughout journeys.
• Follow safeguarding, first aid and emergency procedures, reporting concerns or incidents promptly.
• Work closely with drivers, maintain safe travel conditions and report any vehicle defects or issues.

Why Join Our Trust?

• Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
• Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
• Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and LGPS

Contact
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more info, please contact Karen Tallett-Pickess, Business Manager, at: ktallettpickess@pakefieldprimaryschool.org.uk

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Reydon Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 168 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Reydon Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/reydon-primary-school-southwold

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