What skills and experience we're looking for
• Ability to communicate well with children and colleagues
• Previous experience caring for children
• To be reliable
• Cheerful, hardworking and enjoy working with children
What the school offers its staff
• Hard-working and highly committed staff who share a common sense of purpose and high expectations of what students can achieve.
• A supportive school as your employer that are strongly committed to providing high quality CPD and career progression.
• Significant opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues in this school and across the Bordesley Multi Academy Trust.
• The opportunity to work with ambitious and inspirational leaders.
• A strong commitment to your ongoing professional development.
• A staff wellbeing package, including Salary Sacrifice Car and Bike schemes, Employee Assistance Package, discount gym membership, will writing service.
Further details about the role
Birchensale Middle School are looking for a Lunchtime Supervisor to join their team of Support Staff on a 6 hours per week contract. Duties will include:
- To supervise pupils inside and outside the school building during lunch break.
- Refer any concerns regarding pupil behaviour to the relevant member of staff or SLT.
- To ensure good order and discipline within the policies of the school.
As part of Bordesley MAT, Birchensale Middle School works closely with Trinity High School, Woodfield Academy and Holyoakes Field First School in a very localised MAT focusing on the development of children in Redditch. Working together as part of the three-tier system we aspire to improve the educational offer for the local community.
Birchensale Middle School is a popular 5-form entry middle school with pupils on roll aged 9-13 years. We are a happy, vibrant learning community, with high aspirations for the children in our care and the staff team that supports them.
If you are interested in this job, please complete the application form by 12 noon on 31st January 2025 and email to hr@bmat.co.uk.
Commitment to safeguarding
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and criminal background check via the disclosure procedures. Also as per The Department for Education Statutory guidance, in accordance with the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” legislation latest version that came into effect on 1st September 2022, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence. Birchensale Middle School is committed to the protection, safety and welfare of its pupils and staff and we aim for the highest standards in safeguarding procedures. We expect all staff and volunteers to share and promote this commitment.