Midday Supervisory Assistant in Cawston

Cawston Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive and nurturing school at the heart of its community. We are committed to providing a safe, happy and stimulating environment where every child is valued, supported and encouraged to thrive. We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and reliable Midday Supervisor to join our friendly and dedicated team. The successful candidate will play an important role in ensuring that our pupils have a safe, enjoyable and positive lunchtime experience. You will help supervise children during lunchtime, encourage positive behaviour and play, support pupils with their needs and promote kindness, respect and inclusion across the school. This is a rewarding opportunity to become an important part of our school community and to make a real difference to our pupils' daily experience.

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure the safety, general welfare and conduct of pupils during the midday break period.
• To assist the school catering staff with basic cleaning duties in and around dining areas.

The Ideal Candidate Will have

• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• The ability to remain calm, patient and positive in a busy school environment.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Flexibility, adaptability and can use own initiative.

Working Hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11:45 to 13:00. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or contact the Head of School Mrs Deanne Dafforn on 01603 871249 or email on office@cawstonprimary.dneat.org.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received. 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, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback. 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.

Closing date: 22 September 2026, 9am

Interview dates: W/C 28 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.