This is a Foundation School which is part of a Trust; the employer will be the Governing Body of the school.
Gosforth Park First School
Granville Road
Gosforth
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 5JQ
*This post attracts a Living Wage supplement and in addition to the hourly rate the post will receive the Living Wage supplement to bring the hourly rate up to a minimum of £12.60 per hour.*
The Governors of Gosforth Park First School wish to appoint two part time Lunchtime Supervisory Assistants Level 1from September 2025. This post is initially a fixed term contract from 1st September 2025 until 17th July 2026, term time only.
We are looking for caring and committed individuals to work as a lunchtime supervisor.
You will become part of our lunchtime team. You will be part of a team responsible for the monitoring and interaction of play, including OPAL Play, and safety of children during lunchtimes.
This is a very important and rewarding role. We need an enthusiastic and a highly motivated person with excellent communication skills. You need clear strategies to nurture and support pupils’ behaviour. You must have an excellent rapport with children and high expectations of behaviour and safeguarding.
Duties include:
• ensuring the lunchtime environment is safe and secure
• helping younger children to eat and use good table manners
• supervising and interacting with pupils on the playground to promote positive play
• maintaining discipline according to school policy.
We are looking for candidates with knowledge of or be willing to undertake training in opal play and paediatric first aid and experience of working with children.
Gosforth Park First School is a popular school in the heart of Gosforth, well supported by parents and the local community. We serve a changing population and strive to ensure that the needs of all pupils are met, both socially and academically. Our school community has high aspirations and expectations for the children we serve. We are committed to encouraging children’s understanding and acceptance of other faiths, beliefs and cultures while supporting them to develop their own place in the community, both locally and globally.
The following drivers are at the heart of our broad and balanced curriculum.
Confidence, Challenge, Creativity and Community
Gosforth Park First School has a real sense of family. This is a view shared by pupils, parents and staff. The new motto, ‘together we make a difference’, is felt as you walk through the door. This is a caring, nurturing school. Pupils feel safe and well looked after. They say behaviour is good and they have no worries about bullying – Ofsted (February 2020)
Gosforth Park First School is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a range of other recruitment checks.
As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.
As part of the shortlisting process, we may be carrying out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may want to explore with the applicant at interview.
Interested candidates are welcome to come and visit our school for a tour and to meet the Head Teacher on the following dates and times:
* Friday 13th June
Please contact the school office to book a visit.
The closing date for applications is Friday 20th June 12:00 noon.
We will be shortlisting successful candidates from Monday 23rd June and contacting these candidates to inform them about the interview process and any associated tasks by Wednesday 25th June.
Interviews will take place on Monday 30th June. The process will involve observations in the lunch hall and outside and a formal interview.
Application packs can be downloaded from the school website:www.gosforthpark.newcaste.sch.uk(click on the ‘Apply’ tab).
Completed applications should be accompanied by a covering letter and sent electronically to the Head Teacher, Mrs. Leanne Lamb admin@gosforthpark.newcastle.sch.uk
Please note that we will not be accepting any hard copy application forms.
We look forward to hearing from you
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