14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    1 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    17 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, part time: Relief position - no guaranteed hours

Contract type

Casual

Hourly rate

£12.85 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Tasks Include

  • To supervise pupils during the lunch period, in playground areas and school premises, ensuring the safety, welfare, physical and mental well-being of pupils and maintenance of good order and discipline.
  • To arrange and supervise appropriate play and physical activities, as part of the OPAL team.
  • To monitor the behaviour of pupils and reporting any incidents as appropriate.
  • To ensure the safety and well-being of children, providing emotional support where necessary.
  • To ensure that all pupils who suffer any injury or accident are dealt with appropriately in accordance with the school’s agreed procedures.

What the school offers its staff

  • Delightful children who are happy to be at school and enjoy their learning.
  • A thriving school where a high value is placed on the care and well-being of every child.
  • A dedicated, enthusiastic and hardworking staff and a committed and determined Governing Board.
  • Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme or local government pension scheme, as applicable
  • Opportunities for training and professional development

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.

Interviews: W/C 4th May 2026

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Ridgeway Infant School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 7
Education phase
Primary school
School size
248 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 7
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01332 760770

Ridgeway Infant School is a large three-form entry school with capacity for 270 children. The school is uniquely situated in extensive natural grounds with a well-established wildlife garden on site, in the suburbs of Derby City. The school opened in 1961.

There are seven classrooms in the main building along with a large hall, additional learning spaces and various offices. There are two terrapin classrooms located alongside the main playground. Despite the terrapin classrooms being located away from the main school building, the children in these classes are fully integrated into the life of the school. Our library is well resourced with a huge variety of books and has proven very popular with our families.

We utilise our locality to the full as part of our teaching and learning. Our curriculum is active and purposeful with many opportunities for learning outside the classroom, within our local community, Derby City and further afield.

The school stands in impressive open grounds which is maintained to a high standard. Our site includes a large, well-developed garden for Reception, Wildlife Garden, two sensory areas as part of the Rolls Royce Science Prize Project completed in 2015, Playtime Zones, Wild Flower Meadow and a Friendship Area along with an extensive school field.

School location

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