Midday Supervisor

Barton CofE VA Primary School; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Barton CofE VA Primary School is seeking a part-time Midday Supervisor to assist during lunchtimes in the hall and to supervise pupils in the playground with care and attention to safety.

The role prioritises positive pupil relationships, flexible communication, and adherence to the school’s safeguarding guidance and behaviour policies. Training and support will be provided where needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with children is desirable but not essential.
• Willingness to undertake safeguarding training.
• Ability to follow school policies and behaviour guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Hall during lunchtimes to support smooth running.
• Ensure safety and care of pupils in the playground.
• Build positive relationships with pupils and adapt communication as needed.
• Promote high standards of behaviour and escalate concerns per policy.
• Work collaboratively with school staff and follow safeguarding guidance.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication adaptation

Behaviour support

Safeguarding

Team collaboration

Job description

We are seeking a Midday Supervisor to join our team to assist with the smooth running of the Hall during lunchtimes and ensure the safety and care of our pupils in the playground.

Previous experience working with children is desirable but not essential, as training and support will be provided.

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and stages of their career.

We are looking for someone who:

• is able to build positive relationships with pupils
• can adapt their communication style to respond to pupils according to their individual needs
• can support pupils with their social, emotional and mental health needs, escalating concerns where appropriate
• promotes high standards of behaviour, responding to incidents in line with the school’s behaviour policy and guidelines on physical intervention
• can work collaboratively with staff
• will work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies
• will promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school

At Barton, our vision is to educate and inspire every pupil in our school to become creative and independent thinkers, evidencing a love for learning and a thirst for knowledge. We aspire to promote the skills to persevere with learning challenges and the curiosity to enquire further. Our Christian ethos and school values focus on developing children’s moral, spiritual, social and cultural understanding so that they can achieve their full potential.

This is a great opportunity to be part of our dedicated team and friendly community here at Barton. We are a small school with big ambitions, providing our children with a wealth of enrichment activities alongside high quality teaching and learning.

Barton Primary School is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references, and a Disclosure of Criminal Record and Disqualification Declaration. In line with guidance from the Safer Recruitment Consortium, an online search will also be completed for shortlisted candidates. In addition, the job you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 - Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account. If you are invited to interview you will be required to complete a “Disclosure of Criminal Record” form and bring the completed form to interview.