Midday Supervisory Assistant

Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy; Norwich; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy is seeking a committed Midday Supervisory Assistant to join the lunchtime supervision team. The role involves supervising pupils during the lunchtime period and building positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents.

The successful candidate will be flexible to meet the needs of all pupils, use positive behaviour management strategies and work well within a team, while also being able to take initiative.

Qualifications

• Able to build positive relationships with all pupils.
• Flexible and able to adapt to the needs of all pupils.
• Uses positive behaviour management strategies.
• Well-organised.
• Communicates well with staff and parents.
• Team player but can work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• supervise pupils during lunchtime period.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organisation

Behaviour management

Adaptability

Relationship building

Job description

part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust and the Eden Federation

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• Salary - Support Staff, Point 3, £1,119 actual pa (£24,796 FTE)
• Fixed Term until 31 August 2027
• Part Time
• 2 hours per week
• Term Time only
• Required for 1 September 2026

We are looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistant to work at Great Witchingham, one of our successful and growing academies part of the Eden Federation within the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust.

The successful candidate will join our Midday Supervisory Team and supervise pupils during the lunchtime period.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is able to build positive relationships with all pupils
• Is flexible and able to adapt to the needs of all pupils
• Uses positive behaviour management strategies
• Is well-organised
• Communicates well with staff and parents
• Is a team player but can work under their own initiative

Working Hours

The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate however the ideal

hours would be four days per week, 30 minutes per lunchtime session.

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment by phoning 01603 872354.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, and pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:31 August 2026

Interview date:7 September 2026

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are 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 as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 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.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.