23 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    2nd June 2025

  • Closing date

    25 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 March 2025

Job details

Job role

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Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£12.21 Hourly

Midday Supervisor and Playtime Assistant job summary

Midday Supervisor and Playtime Assistant

Sutton VA Primary is a successful, happy and welcoming school. We are a friendly and inclusive Church School, who have been rated ‘Good’ with Personal Development and Behaviour and Attitudes rated as ‘Outstanding’ in 2021 by Ofsted.

We are seeking to appoint a Midday Supervisor and playtime leader. The appointed person will be responsible, during the lunchtime break, for the supervision, safety, general welfare, leading creative play and conduct of children.

Main duties/responsibilities to include:

Develop, lead and work as part of a dynamic and committed team.

Setting up and clearing away the dining areas of any tables and chairs.

The supervision of the children's entry into the dining room.

Ensuring dining areas are clean and tidy.

Ensuring all safeguarding procedures are followed.

Have a good understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and the principles of inclusion.

Have a commitment to the importance of play.

Organising play/games as appropriate.

Supervision of children in the playground or other area of the school as required, dealing with any incidents of inappropriate behaviour in line with the school’s Behaviour Policy.

Assisting children who are unwell.

Prepared to work inside and outside in all weather conditions.

Flexibility is key in this position and you must be comfortable supervising groups using your own initiative.

There will be some record keeping required, therefore, you will need a good standard of spoken and written English, preferably GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent.

This position will involve lifting tables and chairs, with additional support, therefore the successful applicant will need to be physically fit.

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Hours available: Monday – Friday, term time + 1 day 1 hr 15 mins per day – (12:00pm – 1:15pm)

Salary: Permanent contract from £12.21 per hour

Closing Date: 9am 25th April 2025

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 are not accepted.

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About Sutton CofE VA Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
73 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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