Midday Supervisor - William Harding School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a hard-working and dedicated staff and wonderful children who live our school motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind…
We are looking for a Midday Supervisor to help support groups of pupils and individuals at lunchtimes. We need individuals who are energetic and enthusiastic and are willing to become a key part of our team.
Salary: Bucks Pay Range 1, point 5 £24,630 FTE, Pro rata (Actual starting salary £5,504)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time, 38 weeks per year (term time only) for 10 hours per week.
Closing date: 15/05/2026
Interviews: will be scheduled according to applications that are received.
About us
Why Work at William Harding?
As a 4-form entry school, all of our teachers work in teams of 4 teachers, one of whom is the Year Lead who works to support the class teachers. Our Curriculum at William Harding is based on schemes to support with workload.
The SLT take wellbeing and workload very seriously and this is clear in the work they do towards supporting staff. More information can be found here: https://www.williamhardingschool.co.uk/staffwellbeing
We pride ourselves on our wellbeing offer at William Harding and it is our mission to support the workload and wellbeing of all staff. Some of the things we offer include;
- Workload and wellbeing committee to raise wellbeing ideas
- Workload and wellbeing trials to test ideas before rolling out across the school
- Open door policy with line managers, ELT and SLT
- Onsite counsellors
- External support including EAP
- Wellbeing focus and opportunities in training and staff meetings
- Wellbeing focus as part of staff appraisals
- Wellbeing afternoons each term
- A team of Mental Health First Aiders to support and signpost staff members as needed
About the role
A midday supervisor is part of a team that is responsible for supervising pupils and the school’s premises during the midday break to ensure that the break runs effectively and that the safety and welfare of pupils is a priority.
For further information please see attached Job description.
About you
Do you:
- Have a passion for supporting pupils?
- Have drive, energy and initiative?
- Have some experience of working with children?
- Want to work in partnership with staff to develop our provision?
- Like to work as a team player?
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. Please contact [email protected] to arrange a visit or to find out more about the role. We would also suggest that you look at our website for information about our school.
Application forms can be found on the school website. These should be completed online and sent via e-mail to [email protected]
William Harding School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Any offer of employment, or agreement to volunteer, is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and DBS checks.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
