Midday Supervisory Assistant

Bushey Heath Primary School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1SP

24 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 July 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 June 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: £5,603.75 Annually (Actual) £24,796 FTE

Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint a caring, flexible Midday Supervisory Assistant to work as part of our friendly team. You should have good communication skills and be able to demonstrate a good understanding of inclusion. The candidate should have experience of working with young children and be willing to undertake a range of tasks as needed.

This is an important role within our school and you will be key in ensuring our children have a positive and happy lunchtime. Your role will involve supervising the children during eating, cleaning the dining room area and overseeing the children during play. You will need to have a calm and nurturing manner.

This will be a fixed term position, initially, but with scope to extend/renew the contract. The successful candidate will be part of a highly focused team committed to providing high quality care that will inspire our children and ensure the best outcomes for them.

The post is a part time role for 10 hours per week from 11:30am to 1:30pm Monday to Friday, term time only.

We are a popular single form entry school with many fantastic facilities. We have enviable grounds, a digital hub, a craft workshop, music studio and our nursery children enjoy caring for their chickens in the Nursery garden.

We are committed to providing a happy, safe, fun and secure environment in which every member of our learning community - learners, staff, parents and governors - feel valued and can flourish.

If the sound of this job excites you and you are:

• A team player with strong communication skills

• Warm, patient and committed to supporting every child’s individual needs

• Organised, proactive and able to use your initiative

then we would be delighted to welcome you to visit and see our fantastic school for yourself, to let our children, staff and facilities speak for themselves. We look forward to meeting you! Please call 020 8950 3042 to arrange an appointment.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as we reserve the right to call candidates for interview and appoint before the closing date.

It is a requirement of all staff that they sign the IT Acceptable User Policy and attend Safeguarding and Prevent training.

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main responsibilities and duties of the post, each individual task to be undertaken will not be identified.  Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in the job description.  The job description is current to the date shown but, in consultation with you, it may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.

Please note that Bushey Heath is committed to safeguarding children and young people and all post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and references and online checks will be completed.

The recruitment process will select candidates for interview based on their suitability to the job description. We promote ethical leadership principles in all decision making.

Please see our website for our full policy list.

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 Bushey Heath Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 239 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bushey Heath Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bushey-heath-primary-school

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