Mid-Day Supervisor

St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2ER

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 October 2026

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £3,944.00 - £3,944.00 Annually (Actual)

Mid-Day Supervisor job summary

St Mary’s is a wonderful Catholic school enjoying an excellent reputation locally, where we have created a happy, successful and well-resourced learning community. Our children are very well behaved and highly motivated and we love spending our days with them!

We are proud to be serving a richly diverse and inclusive community, inspired by our strong Catholic ethos and tradition which stretches back over 175 years.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To supervise children and ensure their safety during the mid-day period, both inside and outside.

To supervise the cloakroom areas and check washing of hands and toileting of children.

To take groups of children to various areas, e.g. dining room, playgrounds.

To be familiar with the school policy on Health and Safety and to ensure that it is always observed, e.g. ensure that any spillage is wiped up immediately.

To check with the cook-in-charge regarding special diets.

To ensure that children are encouraged to try food, use cutlery correctly and observe table manners in the dining room or packed lunch hall.

To supervise the clearing of tables, stacking of crockery and cutlery and scraping of plates.

To ensure that packed lunch boxes are taken with the children and that the tables and chairs are cleared, wiped and stacked away appropriately.

To ensure that children are suitably dressed for all weather conditions.

To circulate in the playground and watch out for possible problem areas, ensuring children follow the school rules and that the whole-school rewards are given when appropriate.

To put out lunchtime play equipment and to organise games with the children.

To supervise children at the end of the mid-day period and ensure they go to class in a quiet and orderly manner.

To read, become thoroughly familiar with and adhere to, school policies relevant to the post.

To report all accidents and incidents to the Senior Mid-day Supervisor and fill in an incident slip to pass to the class teacher. For more serious incidents fill in an accident form and inform the school office so parents/necessary agencies can be informed.

To attend a designated first aid training course and other relevant training if required.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS (formerly CRB) from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

An application form, job description and personal specification are available on mynewterm or via the link on our school website for mynewterm. Should you require any further information please contact Mrs Maseela on 01422 362365.

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 St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 272 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-academy-halifax

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