Midday Supervisory AssistantCouncil

Grade: AB

‘Pupils are part of a nurturing community at Wheatcroft School. They benefit from effective pastoral support. Staff at the school know them well. Pupils are safe and happy. They are proud to live up to the school’s motto of ‘Learn and Care’.Ofsted 2023

With our ‘Learn and Care’ ethos, a community that supports us and helps us keep going no matter what - coupled with high expectations, we believe we have something really special – all we need is you.

Here at Wheatcroft Community Primary we share a special and unique learning community with friendly and welcoming children, staff and governors, and we are proud to serve the town of Scarborough. Our learning environment enables us to offer a tailored curriculum to our children, is second to none and we are excited to share and
further develop our excellent provision for our staff and children.

Our opportunity

We are seeking to appoint two flexible members of staff to support our key area of lunchtime supervision. The posts will include working with a wide range of different pupils and offering a caring and safe environment. The successful candidates will play an integral part in ensuring children’s lunchtimes hours are well supported and that pupils learn, achieve and succeed in their primary education here at Wheatcroft.

We are looking for

• An excellent, resourceful and inspiring individual who thinks ‘outside the box’ and enjoys every day being different
• An organised and calm individual who can be flexible with pupil needs
• A strong vision and ethos that supports our values and culture
• Someone with a flair and passion for supporting education and who will embrace working in our school

We can offer you

• A warm, happy school where we value our Community ethos and have a philosophy of treating each other with kindness and respect
• Happy, enthusiastic and well behaved children
• A school with unique and inspiring learning environments·
• An opportunity to work with an experienced and committed team and take a supporting education role in a school determined to reach the highest standards

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

Although not displaying the Two Ticks Disability symbol the governors welcome applications from those with a disability and are determined to offer an equal opportunity to all applicants irrespective of gender, race, colour, ethnic origin, family commitments, disability or religious belief.

We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the School. This school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of our children.

Contact and Apply:

For an informal conversation about the role, to arrange a visit and for further details please contact Jayne Watson, Headteacher on 01723 375704 / [email protected] This post is subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS clearance.

Key Dates:

Closing Date: Monday 16th November 2026
Interview Date: week commencing 23rd November 2026
Start Date: ASAP

Key Documents:

Application Form.docx

Job Description and Person Specification.docx

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Position type: Part Time 5 Hours Per Week