Midday Supervisory Assistant

Job description

Job title and organisation: Midday Supervisory Assistant - Five Lanes Primary School
Salary: Band A SCP 3 £25,949 FTE pro rata
Hours: 10 per week (Term Time Only)
Contract: Temporary for 1 year
Location: Five Lane Primary School, Stradbroke Way, Upper Wortley, Leeds LS12 4NB
Closing Date and Time: Thursday 1 October 2026 at 9am

We are looking to expand our Lunchtime Team!

At Five Lanes Primary School, we are proud to be a friendly and inclusive school where children are at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for three caring, enthusiastic and reliable people to join our lunchtime team and help make lunchtimes a happy, safe and positive part of our pupils' day.

• 5 days per week, term time only
• 11.30am - 1.30pm each day
• 1-year temporary contract
• Start date: Monday 12 October 2026

What will you be doing?

Our Midday Supervisory Assistants play an important role in school life. You will help to:

• Support children during lunchtime in the hall and outside
• Encourage positive behaviour and respectful relationships
• Help children to make good choices
• Supervise children safely both indoors and outdoors
• Join in with games, activities and conversations
• Help create a lunchtime environment where every child feels happy, safe and included

If you are caring, approachable, patient and enjoy working with children, we would love to hear from you.

Application packs are available from the school office or can be requested electronically via:

[email protected]

Safeguarding & Safer Recruitment

Five Lanes Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We follow Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026 and our school safeguarding and safer recruitment procedures.

The successful applicant will be required to provide two satisfactory references and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including a check of the Children's Barred List, before taking up the post.

The appointment will be subject to satisfactory completion of all required pre-employment and safeguarding checks

Come and be part of our team!

If you are someone who enjoys working with children and would like to play an important part in making lunchtimes happy, safe, active and inclusive, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Shortlisting: Friday 2 October 2026
Candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted and invited to interview.

Interviews: Monday 5 October 2026 at Five Lanes Primary School

Start date: Monday 12 October 2026

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children's barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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