Midday Supervisor

Bere Regis Primary and Pre-School

Midday Supervisor

5 hours per week

Bere Regis Primary & Pre-School has a permanent vacancy for an enthusiastic, responsible and friendly lunchtime supervisor to join our existing team ASAP.

The role involves providing high quality supervision to ensure the safety and general welfare of our pupils during the lunchtime period. You will be required to assist with setting up and clearing away of tables, benches and lunches, basic cleaning duties and the supervision of children, when inside eating and outside on the playground.

The post is for 5 hours per week across Monday to Friday, between 12.00pm and 1.00pm.

We can offer excellent working conditions, a supportive environment and plenty of opportunity for further development. We are part of the Wessex MAT (, a growing academy, the membership of which provides exciting opportunities for support and professional development.

Our superb facilities were opened in 2017 and the school is located in one of the most picturesque parts of the country.

The Wessex MAT is committed to equal opportunities and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in line with the Government’s safer recruitment guidelines.

We value the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

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.

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

The Trust 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.

Closing Date: 12pm, Friday 5 January 2024.

Interview Date: Friday 12 January 2024.