Midday Supervisory Assistant

Attleborough Primary School; Besthorpe; On-site; GBP 4,400 - 4,500; Part time

Job summary

Attleborough Primary School invites applications for a part-time Midday Supervisory Assistant to join our school team. The role involves supervising lunchtimes, setting up and cleaning the dining hall, and ensuring the wellbeing of children with a calm and friendly approach.

Experience is helpful but training will be provided; the post is 7.5 hours per week during term time, with a 9 October 2026 closing date and 12 October 2026 interview date.

Qualifications

• Previous experience preferred but not essential; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Set up and clear away the dining hall.
• Supervise children during lunchtimes and supervise wellbeing.
• Follow school procedures while in the dining hall.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Reliability

Initiative

Flexibility

Job description

Part of the Sapientia Education Trust

• Salary - SCP3, £4,351-£4,429 actual pa (£25,614 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 7.5 hours per week
• Term Time only
• Required ASAP

Attleborough Primary School is an exciting and busy place to be. We aim to provide a high quality of learning for our 375 children who are aged between 4 and 11. Our broad and balanced curriculum inspires our children to be curious, resilient and to naturally seek challenges. With collaboration at the heart of everything we do, we are a nurturing community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We teach and model the skills our children will need to adapt, succeed and thrive in an ever-changing world.

THE ROLE

We are looking to appoint a Midday Supervisory Assistant who is self-motivated, with a calm and friendly manner, enthusiastic, reliable, hardworking and able to work with initiative and flexibility to join our school team.

Duties include setting up and cleaning away the dining hall, supervising children in the dining hall and ensuring the wellbeing of children during lunchtimes. Also, adherence with school procedures while in the dining hall. Previous experience preferred but not essential as training will be given.

We can offer you:

• An enthusiastic and committed team within a friendly school community
• A well-resourced environment
• Good support structure.

Closing date:9 October 2026, 12 noon

Interview date:12 October 2026

Attleborough Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks, including an Enhance Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring service, as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people.The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education “, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

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.