Midday Supervisor - Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

Lunchtime is such an important part of the school day and so having the right people working in our school during this time is vital in making sure that our children have a happy lunchtime experience. Do you have a positive and energetic attitude? Do you enjoy helping children to be happy and safe? If you do, then Highcliffe St Mark Primary School has a vacancy to join our staff team as a Midday Supervisor (Grade 1 + 1LMI - £12.65 per hour). This could be an ideal opportunity to begin a career working with children and could be your chance to make a difference in our wonderful school. The hours will be 11.30am – 1.30pm every week day during term time only, 38 weeks, although a job share would be considered.

You will need to be able to fulfil the expectations of the role which can be physically demanding. Duties include setting up the school hall with tables and chairs, cutlery and cups. Maintaining high standards of hygiene, supervising children as they eat and play, both in the hall and on the playground and clearing the hall after lunch.

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Highcliffe St Mark Church of England Primary School
Christchurch, Dorset

Highcliffe St Mark is a thriving, inclusive primary school set in the beautiful coastal town of Christchurch. Rooted in Christian values and committed to educational excellence, we are proud of our dynamic and caring team who work together to make a real difference in the lives of our children and the wider community.