Midday Meals Supervisor

About the role: Are you a caring and patient person who loves to work with children? Are you seeking a part-time opportunity that keeps your mornings and afternoons free? Peninsula East Primary Academy is looking for a new member of the team to join as a Midday Meals Supervisor to support pupils during lunchtimes and to lead play and activities.

We would like to appoint a compassionate, patient and approachable candidate who is willing to be creative and proactive in providing high-quality lunchtime experiences for our children.

This role is part-time; 1 hour and 30 minutes per day during Term Time only (7.5 hours per week in total). This opportunity is particularly ideal for those seeking a role to fit around other commitments therefore please take a close look at the role details and if you feel you have the necessary attitude and experience then we would love to hear from you.

This role offers an actual salary of £3,113 (£18,562 full time equivalent) per annum based on 7.5 hours per week (11.45am - 1.15pm, Monday - Friday), Term Time only and is fixed term until July 2022.

Working with us at Peninsula East Primary Academy: Peninsula East Primary Academy is a small 1 form entry primary school in the beautiful village of Allhallows. We have at the core of our ethos the pursuit of the highest standards possible in education. We believe in high aspirations, high motivation and high achievement for all. Through our extended curriculum we seek to meet the needs of the individual. We use the framework of the International Baccalaureate to deliver the National Curriculum and we are now an official World school for the IB. As part of this, we are able to link with other IB schools within the UK and abroad. We focus on developing the learner profile attributes, which encompass the skills needed to ensure our children become confident and successful global citizens. We aim to build a community underpinned by international mindfulness, traditional values and social justice in which all members are equally valued. We are committed to ensuring the very best for our children in order for them to play a significant part in society. We are also lucky to have extensive outdoor grounds as well as a new Nursery provision and we are proud of our links within the community, such as the Haven Holiday park and Slough Fort to name a few.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2021, our Trust comprises 31 geographically organised academies (15 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Click here to view our future plans in our Vision 2025 document.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the range of benefits available to all LAT staff.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units.  All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.  

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise.  We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date.  Applicants will be notified of this where possible.  Therefore, early applications are encouraged.