Job description
The role involves supervising and supporting pupils during lunchtime, promoting positive behaviour, ensuring their safety and wellbeing, and creating an inclusive and enjoyable environment. You will assist with dining hall duties, support play activities, follow safeguarding and health and safety procedures, and contribute to the school's caring and supportive ethos.
About the school
Roydon Primary Academy is a truly special place at the heart of the village community. The core values of Empathy, Achievement, Resilience, Teamwork and Healthy Living are at the heart of everything we do. Our main goal is to ensure that remarkable change happens for all of our children, whilst they learn and grow with us.
At Roydon Primary Academy our vision is to empower all children to fulfil their true potential through excellent education provision that inspires academic success and nurtures whole-child personal development. Within a safe, happy and stimulating environment, children are inspired and their individual achievements and efforts are celebrated.
In school, we use ROOTS to express our core values and outline the culture we expect all our school community to demonstrate.
R - Respect - We are kind, we care for the world around us and we value each other.
O - Open-mindedness - We listen, we learn and we grow.
O - Originality - We can safely express who we are - always.
T - Team - Everyone contributes, everyone belongs.
S - Success - We are driven by challenge and proud of our journey.
Our values support and reflect our ‘school family’ and ensure high aspirations for all learners, through both a challenging and supportive approach.
About the Trust
BMAT is a thriving community of schools, committed to providing an outstanding education for every student attending one of our schools. We create environments where individuals matter, confidence flourishes, and every child can achieve exceptional outcomes. We currently oversee seven secondary academies and five primary academies, primarily located in Harlow, with additional sites in Newham and Stansted.
The Trust’s vision is clear - to work together to smash through the barriers that prevent children from becoming confident, high-achieving, and independent individuals.
What can BMAT offer you? BMAT provides a range of benefits to support your personal and professional well-being:
Enhanced and flexible PPA
Generous employer pension contribution through Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme
Private healthcare benefits, including 24/7 Doctorline access
Home and electronic salary sacrifice scheme
Cycle to work
Discounted Gym membership through salary sacrifice
Lifestyle and discount savings
Workplace nursery fee salary sacrifice scheme via Yellownest
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support
BMAT Education is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
This advert may close early if suitable candidate is found
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Roydon Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Primary · Ages 4–11
- Pupils
- 192
- Avg teacher salary
- £51,989
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 32:1
- Academy trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Harlow, Essex, CM19 5HN
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- Salary
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- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Part time
- Posted
- 22 June 2026
- Closing date
- 17 July 2026
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