Midday Supervisor

Lea Forest Primary Academy, Birmingham, B33 9RD

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 October 2025 at 3:31pm

• Date listed

  6 October 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: £24027 - £25992 per annum

Midday Supervisor job summary

Location: Hurstcroft Road, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 9RD Salary: SCP 03 - 08 (FTE £24,027 - £25,992) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme + additional benefits Hours: 7.5 hours per week Contract type: FTC until the end of July 2026 Start date: ASAP A rare midday supervisor role for an outstanding primary school. Your new school Lift Lea Forest is part of Lift Schools, a MAT of 57 schools with 10 in the Midlands, which allows you access to the best training programmes available as well as more internal opportunities. Lift Lea Forest have an incredible reputation and are an 'outstanding' primary school where Ofsted recognised ''leaders have created an impressive school environment that focuses on supporting pupils excellent academic achievements'' and where ''pupils work hard, are keen to learn and achieve exceptionally well''. If you really want to make a difference to the lives of young people in a thriving school and share our passion for engaging students in learning and inspiring them to achieve then we would love to hear from you. Your new role The school is a vibrant and very busy school with a friendly culture and we are looking for a Midday Supervisor to take care of all students on the school premises during any breaktime hours when students are not in class. The role is critical in ensuring the safety, welfare and positive behaviour of students, supervising students in dining areas, playgrounds and other designated areas within the school premises to create a safe and enjoyable breaktime experience. What you'll need to succeed You will have experience of supervising children or young people as a parent or carer with the ability to remain calm and composed in stressful situations and be able to resolve problems independently and use initiative. The role is due to commence ASAP so please submit your application. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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 Lea Forest Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 551 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lea Forest Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lea-forest-primary-academy

Lift Lea Forest is a leading school in Birmingham with an enriched, relevant, engaging and innovative curriculum enabling children to uncover a world of possibilities - inspiring each and every child to reach true academic brilliance. By embracing the role that Lea Forest plays within the wider community fostering positive partnerships with parents in and beyond the walls of the school - into the streets, into the town and far beyond - the school ensures children can live remarkable lives.

Lift Lea Forest is part of the family of schools in Lift Schools and as such we share the Trust vision for our children:

To provide our pupils with a wide body of knowledge and skills and an exceptional character to live a remarkable life.

It is our aim that by the time the children leave Lift Lea Forest to embark on the next stage of their education, they are equipped with the academic skills and knowledge, and have developed the personal attributes needed to enable them to become successful citizens of the future.

The staff at Lift Lea Forest are our greatest resource and we will nurture and develop you throughout your career. Being part of Lift Schools means every employee at every level is able to access tailored CPD and opportunities to work across the group as they progress. Please read our staff profiles for more information on how this is happening right now for members of my team.

Thank you for your interest in our school; we can't wait to meet you!

Mark White (Headteacher), the staff team and our Governance Board

General information

We are proud to serve the community of Kitts Green in Birmingham as a large 2 form entry with 500+ pupils on roll. As a team we as celebrate in being:

A Midlands hub school for EAL Online Learning

Designated a Forest School.

A richly diverse community with students speaking more than 30 home languages.

A leading primary school in our trust – Academies Enterprise Trust.

We are a school where the atmosphere is calm and children try their very best in an environment where staff care for them. Our core purpose is clear:

We believe in Learning Ahead of All, giving every child the very best education.

We believe in Strength in Diversity, celebrate our different cultures with a real sense of community.

We are an Open Doors School, with approachable staff, helping our students to progress on to the best schools, colleges and apprenticeships.

WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Development:

We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with Lift Schools.

Lifestyle:

We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.

Money:

All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our Lift Schools Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.

Wellbeing:

We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.

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