Midday Supervisory Assistant

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Tel: 01760 721831

Email Address: office@swaffhamprimary.norfolk.sch.uk

• Salary: Support Staff Scale, Pt 3, £4,333 p/a pro rata (£25,614 p/a FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 7.5hrs per week
• Term time only
• Start Date: asap

We are looking to add to our team of Midday Supervisory Assistants to join our friendly and hardworking Academy. Duties will include ensuring the safety and well-being of pupils during the lunch break, including the adherence of school policies and procedures while in play areas or during wet playtimes in class.

You will need to be well-motivated and have a calm manner with the ability to work effectively as part of a team. You will need to be able to relate well to children and organise play activities.

We are looking for an inspirational person who is passionate about ensuring our children have a positive lunchtime experience to join our team.

We can offer:

• a friendly, welcoming, enthusiastic and committed staff team
• fantastic children who are keen to learn
• commitment to CPD and professional development.
• the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment both within the academy and also as part of DNEAT which includes institutions from primary through to further education
• a happy and positive working environment

Working Hours

The successful candidate will workMonday to Friday, 11.45am – 1.15 pm.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment on 01760 721 831

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

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, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.

Closing Date: 24 September 2026, 9am

Interview Date:w/c 28 September 2026

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Academy 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 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.

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.