Midday Supervisor Assistant

Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1LT

Deadline is today

Start date details
2nd June 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 May 2025

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £4,437.00 - £4,437.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 1, Point 2 (7.5 Hours Per Week)

Midday Supervisor Assistant job summary

Lovers' Lane Primary School is looking to appoint a Midday Supervisor Assistant to join our team and provide a stimulating and caring environment for our children during lunchtimes. With a newly appointed Headteacher, this is a truly exciting time to join our school as we move forward into the next chapter of our development. We are looking for someone who shares our vision and enthusiasm and wants to play a key role in shaping the educational experience of our children, enabling each of them to thrive.

Lunchtime duties include helping to promote good eating habits while supervising the children in the dining area, caring for their health, safety, and welfare both in the dining area and on the playground. We are looking for someone who enjoys working with young children and can build positive relationships with them.

You will be able to manage, organise, and take part in positive play activities with our children. You would be joining an exceptional and supportive team of professionals who are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and our mission to make every day count for the children. Each of our individual roles has an impact on the future of our children, and so we put them at the heart of the decisions we make and the services we provide.

Each of our individual roles will have an impact on the future of many, developing and inspiring the future leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators of tomorrow. We strive to deliver learning experiences that engage and instil a curiosity to find out more. Our goal is to develop individuals who ask "why," thereby becoming lifelong learners and visionaries, with aspirations ready for the challenges of the future in an ever-changing world.

We are looking for someone who is excited to be a part of this partnership, who will be able to use their own initiative and be flexible and well-organised to be an asset to our team.

We can offer you:

A commitment to people across our partnership, underpinned by our people principles: adaptability, wellness, recognising achievement, employee voice and engagement, professional development and growth, inclusivity, and collaboration.
Access to extensive, high-quality CPL at every stage of your career, including opportunities to grow as a leader.
The opportunity to progress across the partnership, realising your career ambitions.
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme, offering specialist support including counselling, financial support, and legal advice.
A fantastic working environment, with a team that works together for the benefit of the children in our schools.
A varied job where no day is the same!

We are looking for someone who:

Enjoys working with young children and can build positive relationships with them.
Is interested in education and impacting the lives of children.
Is flexible and well-organised.
Has excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
Can work effectively with and without direction.
Has enthusiasm, energy, integrity, and professionalism.
Is a team player.
Is willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in.

Your core duties will be:

Supervising pupils in the dining hall
Ensuring that the overall arrangement for children to dine promotes an orderly and pleasant meal service
Supervising the return of used trays, crockery, and cutlery by the children
Ensuring that tables are left clean for the next occupancy
Ensuring dining areas are left clean and tidy
Participating in Opal play activities on the playground, ensuring all items are returned at the end of the session
Planning and preparing activities in line with the Opal play lead
Arranging supervision to allow movement amongst the children within the area covered
Ensuring acceptable standards of behaviour are maintained
Minimising the likelihood of children hurting themselves, others, or damaging property
Supervising pupils in classrooms during bad weather
Attending safeguarding training as required by the school and maintaining your knowledge and understanding of your responsibility for safeguarding children in this school

Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged - please contact the school if you would like to look around.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post-holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.