Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant

Whinstone Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0RJ

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 5 hours per week, term time only (1 hour per day Monday to Friday)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £2,820 (Grade C, SCP 3)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a dedicated Midday Supervisor to support children's wellbeing and play during the school day. The role involves supervising pupils while they eat in the dining hall, promoting good table manners and a calm, respectful environment. You will also assist in delivering the OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) programme, helping to facilitate engaging, inclusive, and safe play experiences during lunchtime. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about ensuring children are happy, active, and supported, encouraging positive behaviour and fostering social interaction across all age groups.

What the school offers its staff

● A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere

● Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve

● An aspirational curriculum for all students

● A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team

● Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents/carers

● Opportunities for career 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.

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.

Upload additional documents

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Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant Candidate Pack - September 2025 FINAL.pdf - 434 KB (opens in new tab)

About Whinstone Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 468 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Whinstone Primary School website
• Email address: vacancies@sparkeducation.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whinstone-primary-school

Our Headteacher is retiring after 20 years at Whinstone, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational leader who will further develop our inclusive and nurturing ethos. Whinstone is a successful school for primary aged children located in Ingleby Barwick, Stockton On Tees. The school currently has 476 pupils. In our last Ofsted inspection in April 2022 we achieved a good outcome.

We offer a very rich, broad curriculum and aim to ensure all pupils thrive at Whinstone, feeling safe, having fun and enjoying success. We want our pupils’ time in our school to be memorable, build upon what they know and can do and help them become lifelong learners.

We are determined to have the very best practice in teaching and learning and to create inspirational learning experiences for all of our children. To be an effective part of this journey it is essential that our new Headteacher believes passionately that every child can make excellent academic, social and personal progress. Our intake is wide ranging by nature, and we are proud of our very inclusive philosophy.

We are a friendly school; our children are happy, well behaved, enthusiastic and enjoy learning. Staff are well supported and offer support to each other as we help each other to be the best we can be.

Arranging a visit to Whinstone Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@sparkeducation.org.uk.

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