14 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    8 October 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    23 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Other support role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£2,914.73 Annually (Actual)

Midday Supervisor job summary

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with children and wants to make a real difference during the school day.

Why join Wainwright Primary Academy as a Midday Supervisor?

Our warm and welcoming academy has a talented team of experienced teaching and support staff, and an academy sponsor with a reputation for ensuring progress and development for all pupils. We have a diverse community, celebrating many cultures, languages and differences.

If your values and ambitions match ours, and you want to support our children to achieve their goals, we would love to hear from you.

The role of the Midday Supervisor is vital in ensuring that the well-being and health and safety of our pupils is maintained at lunchtime.

The successful candidate will need excellent interpersonal skills which will allow you to engage with pupils and other work colleagues.

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Ability to be fair, but firm, at all times
  • Understanding issues of confidentiality
  • Remaining calm under pressure
  • Patient and approachable
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to build and maintain good relationships
  • Has a commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils and providing equality of opportunity

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in an education environment with children or young adults, or experience in a similar role is desirable, but not essential.

Why join Wainwright Primary Academy?

We are a primary academy for pupils aged 3-11 years based in Mansfield with over 380 pupils. In our latest Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘good’ overall and judged ‘outstanding’ in four out of five areas with praise for our ‘ambition, warmth and happiness’.

Our academy has a caring and supportive staff team who believe in every child. The future for all children and families who attend Wainwright Primary Academy is bright, and we know that when we work together, we can ensure our children achieve their very best.

Visits are welcomed and encouraged - please contact Donna Savage to arrange, or for further information.

Our employee benefits

At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.

In return you will benefit from:

  • Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 21.8%
  • Operational support holidays of 28, 32, or 35 days + 8 bank holidays (dependent on grade of role, full-time equivalent)
  • Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • GP helpline
  • Health and wellbeing advice and support
  • Eyecare vouchers
  • Salary sacrifice schemes - car scheme, cycle to work, home and electronics
  • Lifestyle savings - discounts and offers on gym memberships, holidays, days out, shopping, restaurants, etc.
  • Health cash plan (personal or family) - where you pay monthly and can claim money back on private treatments such as dental, optical and therapies (e.g. physiotherapy, osteopathy etc.)
  • Childcare - breakfast and after school provision
  • Take a look at our rewards and benefits online

Applications

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

Closing date: Thursday 8th October 2026

Interview date: TBC

Start date: As soon as possible

If you have any initial questions or would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Donna Savage

About Diverse Academies Trust

Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.

We empower. We respect. We care.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our care. We expect everybody volunteering for the organisation to share this commitment. Any offer will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances. View our safeguarding and child protection policy.

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.

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About Wainwright Primary Academy

Organisation type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
Size
407 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Why join Wainwright Primary Academy?

Our warm and welcoming academy has a talented team of experienced teaching and support staff, and an academy sponsor with a reputation for ensuring progress and development for all pupils.

We have a diverse community, celebrating many cultures, languages and differences.

If your values and ambitions match ours, and you want to support our children to achieve their goals, we would love to hear from you.

We are a primary academy for pupils aged 3-11 years based in Mansfield with over 400 pupils. In our latest Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘good’ overall and judged ‘outstanding’ in four of five areas with praise for our ‘ambition, warmth and happiness’.

Our academy has a caring and supportive staff team who believe in every child. The future for all children and families who attend Wainwright Primary Academy is bright, and we know that when we work together, we can ensure our children achieve their very best.

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