Midday Supervisors (Casual)
Ferndown First School, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9FB7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
17 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Casual
Full-time equivalent salary
- £12.85 Hourly
Midday Supervisors (Casual) job summary
We are looking for reliable, hardworking and committed people to join our busy team of Midday Supervisors on a casual contract basis. This would mean your name would be placed on a 'bank' of contacts so, if a member of staff is unable to work, you are available for us to call to see if you can work at short notice. Midday Supervisors usually work 2 hours a day (times to be confirmed at interview).
Your role will be to
help children whilst eating their lunch and when they are playing
set up the school hall
- assist the children during their lunch
supervise the children in the hall, classrooms and on the playground
clear the hall and/or classrooms after lunch
There is manual handling involved in setting up and clearing away the hall.
What we offer:
- A supportive, collaborative work environment
- Impressive school facilities.
- Eligibility to join the Local Govt Pension Scheme.
- Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
About Ferndown First School
Ferndown First School is part of the Southern Education Trust.
It's the staff in our academies who make our schools vibrant places of learning - who do all they can to make sure our children become confident individuals, successful learners and responsible citizens. Our staff want to make a real difference to the lives of the children they work with and are learners themselves who relish professional development opportunities.
Working in a Southern Education Trust school you'll be working with other forward thinkers, who see possibilities and are optimistic. You'll have the support of like-minded colleagues and together we'll ensure everyone has a great work life balance. Being part of the Southern Education Trust means there are a whole host of opportunities for you to develop and flourish.
Applying for the Job
Applications mustbe made via the 'My New Term' website.
Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment and two referees are given. Please note that Ferndown First School does not accept CVs in place of an application form. Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted.
Safeguarding
The Southern Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check, Child Barred List check, satisfactory references and a health check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
Online Search on Shortlisted Applicants
An online check will also be conducted on all shortlisted applicants. This check will form part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Right to Work
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The Ministry of Justice guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide via https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance/on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.
Visits to the School
If you would like to visit the school, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment. To gain a greater understanding of our school values, curriculum offered and premises, please visit our school website.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Ferndown First School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 360 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ferndown First School website
Ferndown First School is part of the Castleman Academy Trust. We are a Yr R to Yr 4 First School with 360 pupils on roll.
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