Midday Supervisor - Hurst Primary School

Posted on 28/05/2025

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Midday Supervisor - Hurst Primary School

Closing Date:
09 June 2025
Internal Advert Closing Date:
Not Specified
Location:
Bexley
Vacancy Type:
Permanent
Salary Details:
£4,305.67 - £4,367.16 per annum
Grade:
Bexley4, 041 - 044 £27,729 - £28,125 FTE
Position Start Date:
September 2025
Weeks Per Year:
38
Hours Per Week:
6 Hours 40 Minutes (11:15 am - 1:15 pm)
School Address:
Hurst Primary School, Dorchester Avenue, Bexley, Kent, DA5 3AJ
Vacancy ID:
253

About The Role
Your Opportunity:
We are seeking to appoint a caring and confident individual who is keen to work with children during their lunchtime meal break. Lunchtime is an important part of the school day and the midday supervisor’s role is key to its success. We are seeking an individual who understand how to manage pupils’ behaviour positively, are supportive and at the same time establish the highest expectations for behaviour, so that our safe, happy and secure environment is maintained.

Our lunchtime is from 11.55 am to 1.15 pm. The successful applicant will be supported by an experienced, knowledgeable and friendly team to:
• Ensure the health and safety of children at lunchtimes.
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children within the school.

Main responsibilities and tasks will include:
• Ensuring that the children are behaving appropriately in line with the school's behaviour
policy at all times.
• Engaging with the children and ensuring that they are active in purposeful and co-operative
behaviour throughout the lunchtime period.
• In cases of risk eg a spillage in the hall, informing the appropriate person and taking action.
immediately to avoid possible accidents.
• Ensuring that you are a strong, positive role model for the children and other staff.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
Benefits and how to apply
We Offer:
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Performance Related Pay
- 25 Days Annual Leave (rising to 28 after 5 years' service) plus bank holiday entitlement (pro-rata for part-time)
- Employee Assistance Programme
To apply please complete the application form below and submit to [email protected]. Alternatively, applications can be sent to Hurst Primary School, Dorchester Avenue, Bexley, Kent, DA5 3AJ. CVs will not be accepted.

The closing date for applications is Monday 9 June 2025 (noon).
Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 16 June 2025.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.

Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview. Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.

Hurst Primary School is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery and expects employees to comply with our values of promoting equality and diversity, treating colleagues and service users with dignity and respect at all times. This commitment must be evidenced in practice. Any behaviour that falls below these standards is unacceptable to the School and potentially constitutes misconduct.
About Us
Hurst Primary is a vibrant three-form entry school with pupils from Nursery to Year 6. We pride ourselves on making our large school have a small school feel, where every member of the school community is known and valued. We are passionate about providing rich and varied learning opportunities for the children in our care and are dedicated to promoting the all-around development and achievement of pupils within a secure and stimulating learning environment including our premises and grounds.

For further information about the school, please visit www.hurst.bexley.sch.uk

Hurst Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share and uphold this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to a robust safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, vetting checks and references. We are proud of the way that our safeguarding policies shine through in our practice, which supports the physical and emotional safety and security of our pupils.

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.