Midday Supervisory Assistant

Magdalen Gates Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1NG

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  8 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: £13.2765 per hour

Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary

Tel: 01603 622675

Email: finance@magdalengates.co.uk

Website: https://www.magdalengates.norfolk.sch.uk

Headteacher: Miss Dhinasha Balachandre

NOR: 187        Age Range: 4-11

• Salary – Scale A, £13.2765 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 6.25 hours per week (M-F)
• Term Time only
• Required as soon as possible / as soon as pre-employment checks are complete

We are looking for a caring, reliable and enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistant to join our lunchtime team at Magdalen Gates Primary School.

We are a friendly, inclusive and diverse school in the heart of Norwich. We are proud to be a School of Sanctuary and place strong relationships, belonging and high expectations for all children at the heart of what we do.

We are looking for someone who:

• has a calm, caring and consistent approach and enjoys working with children;
• is committed to the wellbeing and safety of all children;
• promotes positive behaviour, inclusion and acceptance;
• actively encourages children to play safely and positively at lunchtimes;
• can provide appropriate individual support where needed;
• can support children in the dining areas, including helping to clear and clean tables;
• works flexibly and effectively as part of our lunchtime team;
• understands the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding; and
• is reliable and has good timekeeping. If this sounds like the school that you want to be a part of, please get in touch.

If this sounds like the school you would like to be part of, we would love to hear from you.

If you have any other questions, please contact the school office on 01603 622675.

How to apply

A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Please submit a completed application form to Mrs Armstrong in the school office at - finance@magdalengates.co.uk.

Closing date:     21 September 2026, 12 noon

Interview date:     w/c 28 September 2026

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 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.

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 Magdalen Gates Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 194 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Magdalen Gates Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/magdalen-gates-primary-school

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