Midday Supervisory Assistant

Caston Church of England Primary Academy, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 1DD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  26 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £1,652 actual pa

Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Tel: 01953 483304 / 881601

Email: sbm@dovefederation.dneat.org

• Salary - Support Staff Pay Point 2, £1,652 actual pa (£24,413 FTE)
• Permanent 
• Part Time
• 3 hours per week
• Term time only
• Required ASAP

We are looking for a kind and supportive Midday Supervisory Assistant to join our team, supervising our children at lunchtimes as we develop our play curriculum. 

Additional vacancies within our Federation

Are you a qualified Level 3 Early Years practitioner, looking to develop your career? Or are you keen to gain this qualification while you work? We would love to meet you!

Our children at Caston are looking for a kind and supportive teaching assistant to help support their learning, develop their skills and celebrate successes. 

Additionally, we have a new Wellbeing Mentor (JOB-198620) role to work across our two federated schools – Caston and nearby Parker’s. These two complementary roles create a real opportunity for you to develop your career as part of a supportive team, with leadership which values the fundamental role that support staff play. 

If you’re interested in applying for the two roles, please specify this within your personal statement on your application form, and you will be considered for both. 

Working Hours

The successful candidate will work 12:00 – 13:00, 3 days per week. The working days will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview.

How to apply

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:  9 March 2026, 9am

Interview date:  11 March 2026

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references. 

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

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.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Caston Church of England Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 72 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Caston Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/caston-church-of-england-primary-academy

Recently judged by Ofsted to be ‘good’ in all areas, our team is a strong one, having deliberately focussed on developing a curriculum which works and Ofsted praised as ‘inclusive’.

Proudly federated with each other and part of DNEAT, Caston and Parker’s are vibrant village primary schools with one-form entry and combined classes. We work together to achieve great outcomes, and love to celebrate successes along the way. Awarded ‘GOOD’ in all areas by Ofsted (Sept & Oct ’23) we are embarking on our most significant expansion in recent years: opening two new pre-school settings whilst investing in increased extra-curricular provision at either end of the school day.

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