Midday Supervisor

Clipstone Brook Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PG

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Monday 6 October 2025

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  16 September 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: £3,479.00 Annually (Actual) Level 1D

Midday Supervisor job summary

Clipstone Brook Lower has been recognised by Ofsted as ‘GOOD’ and aims to create a truly inclusive teaching and learning environment. A combined effort has been made by everyone at the school to help make it a caring, creative environment where pupils’ needs are catered for in an individualised way.

Hours: 6 hours 15 minutes per week, term-time only, Monday to Friday (1 hour 15 minutes daily ) + five inset days

About this Role

We would love to hear from you if you can:

• Relate to and understand children's needs.
• Communicate very well with other colleagues.
• Be responsible and caring.
• Be a team player.
• Respond calmly yet quickly and assertively to developing situations.
• Demonstrate that you have experience supervising children effectively.
• Respect school policies and guidelines.
• Be organised and able to keep simple records.
• Be flexible and demonstrate that you have initiative.

Tasks will include:

• Supervising pupils at mealtimes - encouraging children to eat healthily, helping younger pupils to open packaging or cut up food, but crucially embedding good table manners and behaviours.
• Cleaning up spillages and supporting pupils to clear away after eating.
• Overseeing children in the playground or during wet play and monitoring the safety and suitability of activities. Modeling positive play and encouraging children to participate in activities.
• Supervising children using toilet facilities
• Understanding and following the school behaviour policy and procedures.
• Ensure children who are ill or injured receive appropriate medical attention and report any severe accidents, including head injuries.

The school is committed to stringent safeguarding procedures. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. You will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction, regularly updated in line with statutory guidance. We will also apply for references before the interview from your current/ most recent employer and carry out an online check before the interview. We are an equal opportunities employer and therefore operate no restrictive policies about age, sex, or creed.

Please note: The advert may be withdrawn early once the position is filled.

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

The school is committed to stringent safeguarding procedures. This position will include full adherence to safer recruitment guidelines. The role will consist of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before the commencement of employment. We will also apply for references before the interview from your current/ most recent employer.

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 Clipstone Brook Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 297 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Clipstone Brook Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/clipstone-brook-lower-school

THIS IS A ‘GOOD’ SCHOOL under the new framework (Ofsted November 2019)

Clipstone Brook Lower School is a forward-thinking, friendly, and supportive place of work based in Leighton Buzzard, set on stunning grounds. We aim to give children the best start in education and strive to achieve academically and personally ambitious outcomes.

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