Midday Supervisory Assistant

Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1PB

57 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 October 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  26 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £4,146 - £4,220 actual per annum

Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary

Part of the Sapientia Education Trust

• Salary: £4,146 - £4,220 actual per annum (SCP2)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 7.5 hours per week (M-F 11:45-1:15pm)
• Term time only
• Starting ASAP

Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery seeks to appoint an individual to supervise pupils under the direction of the Headteacher to ensure the safety and well-being of pupils and the adherence with the school procedures while in play areas, the dining hall, classrooms or in transit between. They are also required to collect the school lunches, by car, from a local Primary School once a week. Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery is a member of the Sapientia Education Trust (SET) an expanding multi-academy Trust comprising 13 Primary and 9 Secondary Schools.

The MSA is responsible for supervising pupils under the direction of the Headteacher to ensure the safety and well-being of pupils. This includes the adherence with the school procedures whilst in play areas, the dining hall, classrooms or in transit between. 

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’, you will be redirected to our Trust’s vacancy website, where you can apply using our online application form.

Closing date: Applications considered upon receipt

Interview date: TBC

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

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 Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 109 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-hockham-primary-school-and-nursery-thetford

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