13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    8 October 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management
  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 5 hours a week Term time only

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£2,759

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School are seeking to appoint a Lunchtime Supervisor to work in our highly successful school. The purpose of the post is to supervise and take the responsibility for the children at lunchtime.

We encourage a love of learning so that our pupils take this with them for the rest of their lives embracing opportunities, responsibilities and experiences that come their way. A committed and hardworking team create a creativity, curiosity and motivation to learn.We aim high at St Joseph’s and collaboration and partnerships are key players in our success. We work closely with our partner school, English Martyrs’, and also all of the primary schools within the BKCAT Trust.

Duties will include:

  • Escorting children to the dining hall and supervising them whilst they eat and in the playground
  • Administering minor first aid
  • Reporting any accidents or injuries
  • Assisting and supporting with children's individual needs needs during the lunch break
  • Dealing with any behavioural issues and reporting accordingly
  • Initiate games and activities suitable to the age of the children

The successful candidate will:

  • Be enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard working
  • Be able to work as part of a team
  • Have excellent communication and caring skills
  • Have high levels of concentration and alertness
  • Have willingness to participate in development and training
  • Encourage high standards of behaviour

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • A commitment to you and support for your own professional development
  • An excellent pension scheme
  • Health and wellbeing support
  • A team committed to supporting each other and working together to maintain and improve standards
  • Enthusiastic children who are keen to do well
  • A happy and caring ethos in which all individuals are valued
  • opportunity to apply for a blue light card to save money on 15,000 retailers

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
207 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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