Address: Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 0PU Salary: £23,657 pro rata (£3,917 per annum) Hours: Part Time. 7.5 hours per week, 37 weeks per year Contract: Permanent. Required from September 2025 Reference: 7617 We are looking for a friendly, caring, and flexible person to join our team and support our children during their lunch break. The role will be to assist the children during lunchtime and to provide playground support and supervision, including basic medical care where necessary. You will be expected to use initiative and instigate and lead play. You will be working both inside and outside the school building and you will need to be able to work effectively as part of a team, enjoy working with children and reflect our school values: Believe, Bounce, Grow. How to apply Please read the Job Description (pdf) and Information Pack (pdf) Please feel free to contact Nicola Studholme, Office Manager by calling 01638 663214 To find out more, please visit our website (Unity Schools Partnership) Closing date: 9 am, 4 July 2025. Interview date: 7 July 2025. Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site. In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post. Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.