Job description
Hours: 5.00hrs per week (12.00-1.00pm Monday - Friday)
This is a fixed role.
Join Us in Making a Real Difference at St Monica's Primary School
We are a school where you’ll feel part of something truly special — a place where every child is known, valued, and supported.
At St Monica Primary School. our dedicated and skilled team of practitioners champion a culture of nurture, respect, and resilience, ensuring that all children are inspired to achieve the best possible outcomes.
The role will involve supervising and supporting children under the direction of the Vice Principal, to ensure the safety and well-being of our pupils in supporting them to experience a positive lunchtime. This could be in the play areas, the dining room, classrooms or when moving around school. The attached job description and person specification provides further information.
Why Choose Us?
We’re part of Inspire Learning Partnership, a forward-thinking, research-led Trust that puts people first. When you join us, you’re not just taking a job — you’re joining a community where your voice is heard, your development is invested in, and your wellbeing is genuinely prioritised.
What We Offer:
🧘 Staff wellbeing at the core of our culture, not just in policy but in practice
💫 Be part of a Trust that’s small enough to know you, but big enough to invest in you
🌱 A tailored induction and clear, supportive, career development pathways
🧠 A research-led culture where innovation, curiosity and brave thinking are encouraged
🏖️ Longer holidays than maintained schools, including a 2-week October half-term
💬 Access to high quality professional development, collaborative networks and inspiring colleagues
💰 Competitive salary
🚴 Blue Light Card, Cycle to Work scheme, Halfords & Tredz discount
You'll be a fantastic fit if you:
✨Are enthusistic, innovative and keen to develop yourself as a professional
🛡️ Are committed to safeguarding and supporting all pupils to thrive
🤝 Value collaboration and want to contribute to a wider professional community
🌍 Want to be the change in a child's life
🏗️ Believe in building strong, collaborative, relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues
📅 Appreciate the flexibilty the role affords
Come and See for Yourself
We’d love to show you around and share what makes our school and Trust so special. If you’re curious or ready to apply, get in touch to arrange a visit:
📧 info.stm@ilpartnership.org,
Early applications are strongly encouraged — we reserve the right to interview exceptional candidates before the closing date.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
Inspire Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
An enhanced DBS check is required for all roles in regulated activity. The specific safeguarding responsibilities of this role are outlined within Part One of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
Further details concerning our safeguarding policies and procedures, including our statement on the Rehabilitation of Offenders, can be found on the Trust website.
As part of our due diligence and in line with the recommendation made in Keeping Children Safe in Education, the Trust reserves the right to undertake online searches on shortlisted candidates. Further details about our searches can be found within our Recruitment Policy.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
St Monica Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Primary · Ages 4–11
- Pupils
- 358
- Avg teacher salary
- £46,813
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 20.8:1
- Academy trust
- INSPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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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Southampton, Southampton, SO19 8ES
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- Salary
- £24,225.00 - £24,415.00 Annually (FTE) See Trust Pay Policy for further details.
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Part time
- Posted
- 16 July 2026
- Closing date
- 31 July 2026
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