Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 4HQ

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  30 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027 per annum pro rata, actual £4,135 per annu

Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant job summary

Supervisory Assistant Level 1

£24,027 per annum pro rata, actual £4,135 per annum

 7.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday), term time

plus 3 training days as confirmed by the school

Permanent

*This post attracts a Living Wage supplement. In addition to the hourly rate, this post will receive the Living Wage supplement to bring the hourly rate up to a minimum of £12.585 an hour. *

St Alban’s Catholic Primary is a highly respected Catholic school providing a good education for all our pupils. The opportunity has arisen to appoint a Supervisory Assistant who will ensure the safety and welfare of pupils on the school site during the midday break.

St Alban’s strives to wrap children in an atmosphere of care, love and fun. We aim to provide for their emotional, moral, social, spiritual and cultural development so that they will have excellent attitudes and relationships. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, reliable and trustworthy; someone who would make a positive contribution to the life of the school following the Catholic ethos.

We are part of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, a family of 5 secondary schools and 34 primary schools from across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland, in the North of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

The successful candidate will have good interpersonal skills, working as part of our school team to Supervise children in the dining hall, playground, corridors, and during transitions. Assist pupils with eating where necessary and encourage good table manners. Organise and supervise games or activities to promote active play and inclusion following the opal scheme.

We can offer you:

• a very strong Catholic ethos, where everyone is valued

• a warm welcoming inclusive school with a hard-working and supportive team of staff

• highly motivated, friendly, polite and well-behaved children

• active and supportive governors, parents and parish community

• a strong commitment to continuous professional development and a network of support within the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust

Completed applications and associated documents will be completed electronically. Please click on the ‘Fast Apply’ button to be taken through to the application form.

After shortlisting, successful candidates will be informed of interview arrangements.

Closing date: 30th June Interview Date: TBC

St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Governors, BBCET and Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure check via the Disclosure and Barring Service together with other relevant employment checks deemed appropriate. An online search will take place on shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance.

St Alban’s has formally adopted the Diocesan Model Statement on Equal Opportunities to ensure that we assess the best candidate against the criteria provided and do not discriminate on grounds of age, sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin or disability.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 238 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-alban-s-catholic-primary-school-walker

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