Job description
Woodthorpe Primary School is seeking to recruit a caring and enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistant. The successful applicant will join our experienced and hardworking team in supervising and creating play opportunities for our children.
Qualifications are not required however, experience of working with children is desirable.
The role involves assisting with all lunchtime duties, including supervising children in the dining hall and playground. You will arrange and supervise appropriate play and physical activities under the direction of the Senior Midday Supervisor, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of pupils at all times.
If you are committed to maintaining high standards and want to make a difference, are willing to ‘go that extra mile’ to better the life chances of our children and are able to support the ethos and values of the school, then we want to hear from you.
The trust will be undertaking a job evaluation exercise in the near future and, therefore, the grade for this position may change.
Further details about our school can be found on our website www.woodthorpeprimaryschool.co.uk
A full job description, person specification and application form can be found on the Trust website https://excellearningtrust.org.uk/careers/
Please email applications to recruitment@elt.org.uk for the attention of Mrs J Jones.
Excel Learning Trust reserves the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at midnight either on the advertised closing date, or at the point the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early. Applicants will be invited for interview once suitable applications are received, therefore early applications are strongly encouraged and advised.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Woodthorpe Primary School
Academy converter · Primary · Ages 3–11
- Pupils
- 447
- Avg teacher salary
- £48,490
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 21.4:1
- Academy trust
- EXCEL LEARNING TRUST
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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York, York, YO24 2RU
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- Salary
- Grade 2 (£24,455 per annum) reduced pro-rata, pay award pending
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Part time
- Posted
- 6 July 2026
- Closing date
- 6 September 2026
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