Midday Supervisor

Valley Primary Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8XZ

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  16 March 2026

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: £2,737 p/a actual (£24,795 p/a FTE)

Midday Supervisor job summary

Part of Unity Schools Partnership 

Tel: 01440 333400   

Email: hrhelpdesk@unitysp.co.uk 

Website: https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/306500NFK   

 

• Salary: NJC Grade 1, SP 3 (FTE: £24,795 / Actual: £2,737 per annum) 
• Fixed Term (until 17/07/2026) 
• Part Time 
• 5 hrs per week 
• 37 weeks per year 
• Start date: April 2026 

Valley Primary Academy are seeking a warm, caring and enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistant to join our friendly team. 

This is a key role within the school, helping to ensure that all children have a safe, enjoyable and positive experience during their lunchtime break. 

As a Midday Supervisory Assistant, your main responsibilities will include: 

• Supporting children during lunchtime in the dining hall, helping them to make healthy choices, use good table manners and enjoy a calm, pleasant mealtime experience. 
• Supervising children on the playground, encouraging safe and inclusive play, and helping to organise or facilitate games and activities that promote cooperation and friendship. 
• Promoting positive behaviour, modelling kindness and respect, using restorative approaches where appropriate, and helping children to develop social skills. 
• Maintaining a safe and welcoming environment, ensuring the welfare of all pupils at all times and responding promptly to any incidents or concerns. 

We are looking for someone who is friendly, patient and reliable, with the ability to use their initiative and also work effectively as part of a closeknit, supportive team. A genuine enjoyment of working with children and helping them flourish is essential.  

We value inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you wish to work part time or as a jobshare, we will accommodate this wherever possible. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups. 

How to apply 

A Job Description and Candidate Information Pack are available from ‘attachments’. 

For this vacancy, if you click the ‘apply for job’ button, you will be redirected to our website to apply using our online application form. 

Closing Date:  23 March 2026, 9am 

Interview Date:  25 March 2026 

Please note: We may interview as applications are received and may appoint before the closing date. Applications must be submitted online via our careers website before the deadline, so we encourage early applications and advise checking the job details on our site. 

In line with safer recruitment, we cannot accept CVs. Incomplete application forms may result in candidates not being shortlisted. 

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All successful candidates will be subject to rigorous preemployment checks, including an enhanced DBS. We are also committed to equality, diversity and fair recruitment practices, and we oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. 

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 Valley Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/valley-primary-academy-norwich

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