Midday Supervisory Assistant

Magdalen Gates Primary School; Norwich; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Magdalen Gates Primary School in Norwich is seeking a Midday Supervisory Assistant to join our lunchtime team. This is a permanent, part-time role 6.25 hours per week, term time only, with pay at Scale A (£13.28 per hour). The post is available as soon as pre-employment checks are complete.

The successful candidate will be calm, caring and reliable, supporting children in the dining areas and promoting safe, positive behaviour during lunchtimes.

Qualifications

• Calm, caring and consistent approach to working with children.
• Committed to wellbeing and safety of all children; safeguarding awareness.
• Reliable and able to work well within a lunchtime team; good timekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Support children in the dining areas, including clearing and cleaning tables.
• Encourage children to play safely and positively at lunchtimes.
• Provide individual support where needed and work flexibly as part of the lunchtime team.
• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard procedures.

Skills

Calm and caring

Team player

Good timekeeping

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website: https://www.magdalengates.norfolk.sch.uk

Headteacher: Miss Dhinasha Balachandre

NOR:187Age Range: 4-11

• Salary – Scale A, £13.2765 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 6.25 hours per week (M-F)
• Term Time only
• Required as soon as possible / as soon as pre-employment checks are complete

We are looking for a caring, reliable and enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistant to join our lunchtime team at Magdalen Gates Primary School.

We are a friendly, inclusive and diverse school in the heart of Norwich. We are proud to be a School of Sanctuary and place strong relationships, belonging and high expectations for all children at the heart of what we do.

We are looking for someone who:

• has a calm, caring and consistent approach and enjoys working with children;
• is committed to the wellbeing and safety of all children;
• promotes positive behaviour, inclusion and acceptance;
• actively encourages children to play safely and positively at lunchtimes;
• can provide appropriate individual support where needed;
• can support children in the dining areas, including helping to clear and clean tables;
• works flexibly and effectively as part of our lunchtime team;
• understands the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding; and
• is reliable and has good timekeeping. If this sounds like the school that you want to be a part of, please get in touch.

If this sounds like the school you would like to be part of, we would love to hear from you.

If you have any other questions, please contact the school office on 01603 622675.

Closing date:21 September 2026, 12 noon

Interview date:w/c 28 September 2026

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

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.