Midday Supervisory Assistant
| Posting date: | 26 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9JD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 20482585-6154-48df-bfdb-76ea37e00255 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Willoughby Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistant to work two hours per day Monday to Friday as part of the midday team to provide effective lunchtime supervision to the Academy.
Our Midday Supervisory Assistant’s plays a vital role within our academy. The role involves supervising our children during midday break both in the lunch hall and in the playground, as well as helping prepare and tidy the dinner hall after use. The successful candidate will have a personable manner, patience and will be able to engage with children of all ages. You will join a happy place to work, where all staff are valued. The successful candidate must be able to work well under direction and use his or her own initiative, have a good standard of English and Maths and have some knowledge of food preparation is essential. This role is term time only.
What the school offers its staff
Willoughby Academy is an all needs, through Academy (2 – 19) for students with moderate, severe, profound and complex needs. We offer a supportive learning environment with excellent facilities. Enthusiasm combined with energy and perseverance are a prerequisite; as is the desire to be involved in all aspects of the development of an outstanding Special Academy. All Willoughby staff are dedicated and committed to delivering the best educational opportunities and outcomes for all our pupils.
Willoughby Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our pupils and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Willoughby Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistant to work two hours per day Monday to Friday as part of the midday team to provide effective lunchtime supervision to the Academy.
Our Midday Supervisory Assistant’s plays a vital role within our academy. The role involves supervising our children during midday break both in the lunch hall and in the playground, as well as helping prepare and tidy the dinner hall after use. The successful candidate will have a personable manner, patience and will be able to engage with children of all ages. You will join a happy place to work, where all staff are valued. The successful candidate must be able to work well under direction and use his or her own initiative, have a good standard of English and Maths and have some knowledge of food preparation is essential. This role is term time only.
What the school offers its staff
Willoughby Academy is an all needs, through Academy (2 – 19) for students with moderate, severe, profound and complex needs. We offer a supportive learning environment with excellent facilities. Enthusiasm combined with energy and perseverance are a prerequisite; as is the desire to be involved in all aspects of the development of an outstanding Special Academy. All Willoughby staff are dedicated and committed to delivering the best educational opportunities and outcomes for all our pupils.
Willoughby Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our pupils and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.