Student Supervisor
The Sydney Russell School, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 5QT22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
February 2026
Closing date
3 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,320.00 - £25,681.00 Annually (Actual)
Student Supervisor job summary
SCALE: APT&C Scale 3 (point 5-6) Actual pay = £25,320
HOURS & PAY: 35 hours per week. Hours of work will be on a rota basis covering the hours of 7.30 am - 4.30 pm each day.
RESPONSIBLE TO: Senior Student Supervisor & Vice Principal
Closing Date: 3rd February 2026. Early applications are encouraged.
PURPOSE OF JOB:
As part of the Inclusion Team, Student Supervisors support the smooth running of the school by supervising and directing pupils in and about the school during the day. After school supervision includes our local community and escorting pupils from the primary phase. They report to the Senior Student Supervisor and the Vice Principal but are part of a large team, whose staff is all of equal value in working to involve all pupils positively in the life of the school to achieve their targets.
Student Supervisors work throughout the day on a rota depending on our needs. During lesson times duties involve supervising the school building and grounds and picking up pupils who are absent from lessons without permission, checking and monitoring toilets or recording the names of pupils who arrive late to school and follow up with persistent offenders. They are the first to respond to first aid calls from staff. They can support staff new to the school and escort students sent out of lessons to the place designated. During changeover of lessons and at breaks Student Supervisors will supervise and direct the pupils paying particular attention to their safety and security. Other duties may be required during the day, but these will be subject to individual negotiation. They are not expected to check emails during their working hours so the use of mobile phones during these times are prohibited.
MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assisting and directing pupils as required including the primary phase. Dealing with incidents of inappropriate behaviour and intervening quickly where possible to prevent further incidents.
Proactively challenging incorrect uniform at all times.
Implementing the School Policies on Equal Opportunities, Anti-Bullying, Child Protection and Behaviour and reporting any concerns to the Senior Student Supervisor.
Monitoring the security of the pupils, staff and school, reporting any concerns immediately.
Providing in a timely manner a written account where the Student Supervisor has been a witness or involved in incidents
Directing students during transitions to move immediately to lessons or off site
Oversight of allocated Year group during breaks, reporting any concerns to HOY
Act as Fire and Lockdown Marshalls when required
Triage and provide First Aid to students where appropriate
Patrolling the local community
Single patrol in their designated area except patrolling the local community
Adhere to the Professional Conduct Strategy
We expect our Student Marshalls to:
Always expect the best from pupils
Make it clear to pupils what is expected from them
Reward and praise pupils when they do the ‘right’ thing
Value pupils' efforts and achievements
Make time to get to know individual pupils
Avoid personalising individual behaviour problems - be hard on the incidents but caring towards the pupil
Treat difficulties as an issue between you and the pupils, not just them!
Be prepared to change what you do, to change pupil behaviour
Be loyal to the pupils and staff at the school
Always report in writing incidents that occur during the day
Always make your Line Manager aware of any problems that may escalate into an incident, giving them the opportunity to defuse the situation.
All staff are responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students by always ensuring compliance with the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. All staff must report any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of students to the Designated Safeguarding Lead. This document summarises the main responsibilities of the post.
REVIEW ARRANGEMENTS
The details contained in this job description reflect the content of the job at the date it was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that over time the nature of individual jobs will change, existing duties may no longer be required and other duties may be gained without changing the general nature of the duties or the level of the responsibility entailed. Consequently, the school will expect to revise the job description from time to time and will consult with the post holder at the appropriate time.
The school is committed to the ongoing professional development of our staff so will provide relevant training courses for the successful candidate.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the written statement of conditions of employment (The contract). The post holder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the governing body:
To uphold the school’s policy in respect of child protection matters
Will be subject to the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service, supplemented by local conditions as appropriate and all relevant statutory and institutional requirements
The post holder may be required to perform any other reasonable tasks after consultation
This Job Description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed
This Job Description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder
All staff will be expected to participate in the school’s performance management scheme.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Sydney Russell School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 2640 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Sydney Russell School website
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