Teaching Assistant & Lunchtime Supervisor

Hartlebury CofE Primary School, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7TD

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  27 January 2026

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: TA2, point 5 £25,583 FTE & NJC Scale 1, point 2 £2

Teaching Assistant & Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

Teaching Assistant (TA2) & Lunchtime Supervisor

Teaching Assistant

• TA2, point 5 £25,583 FTE
• 17.5 hours per week, Term Time only

Lunchtime Supervisor

• NJC Scale 1, point 2 £24,796 FTE
  
• 5 hours per week, Term Time only

Temporary positions until 31st August 2026 available

Available from February 2026

Hartlebury CE VC Primary School are looking to appoint a dedicated individual to join our established team in the dual role of Teaching Assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor.

We have a new opportunity for a candidate to support our children both within the curriculum and during vital social times. In your roles, you will act as a Teaching Assistant by supporting children within the classroom, in small groups, or individually to facilitate learning and improve educational outcomes. This support carries into the midday break where, as a Lunchtime Supervisor, you will ensure the safety and well-being of our pupils by encouraging positive play, fostering social skills, and maintaining a happy, supervised environment across both the dining hall and the playground.

The successful candidate will support our values and ethos, have high expectations of themselves and those around them, and show a commitment to developing young learners to help them succeed.

We are looking for someone with:

• Good experience working with children in a school setting.
  
• An understanding of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
  
• The ability to engage children in active play and manage behavior positively.
  
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative "team player" attitude.
  

We are dedicated to your growth, offering nationally accredited programs and bespoke in-school experiences. As part of the Severn Academies Educational Trust, you will collaborate with peers across our schools to share best practices and unlock new opportunities for our students.

Our school boasts an experienced team with a genuine commitment to wellbeing, guided by an influential Staff Council. We believe every voice is vital to our improvement journey. For those looking to progress, we offer extensive opportunities for further training and development across related disciplines.

Other benefits include:

• Generous Occupational Pension
  
• Free confidential Employee Health and Well-being service including access to counselling support
  
• Free confidential employee helpline 24/7
  
• Incremental pay progression and cost of living increases in line with government policy
  
• Flexible working arrangements to support colleagues with work-life balance.
  

For further details of the post, please refer to the job description and person specification available.

Hartlebury CE VC Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please submit an application form via eteach by the closing date: 9am Monday 9th February 2026 with interviews being held shortly after.

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 Hartlebury CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hartlebury CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hartlebury-cofe-primary-school

At Hartlebury CofE VC Primary School we have a nurturing environment embedded with the core Christian values of Compassion, Respect and Forgiveness. This trinity of Christian values is underpinned by many other values that we learn about and develop throughout the year. Although our values are not exclusively Christian we approach them through the teachings of Jesus and develop our understanding from this Christian viewpoint.

We strive to create a school family that nurtures and supports the whole school community; treating everyone with compassion, respect and forgiveness.

We are dedicated to the development and support of our team, with a range of opportunities through nationally accredited programs and in school experiences. Our school has an experienced and supportive staff team and a commitment to improving the wellbeing of the team. Being part of Severn Academies Educational Trust enables collaboration with best practices across our schools to provide the very best opportunities for our students.

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