Midday Supervisor (Nursery)

Lift Shafton

High Street, Barnsley, S72 8QA

Salary: NJC 2 (Actual Salary) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 6.25 per week, 38 weeks per year (1 hours and 15 mins per day)
Contract: Permanent
Interview: 11th November
Start date: December 2025

Looking to make a difference every day?

In this role, you'll be working closely with our nursery-aged pupils during the lunch period - supporting them in the dining area, encouraging early independence and helping to make lunchtime a positive and reassuring experience.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Helping nursery children with eating, including cutting food and opening containers
• Sitting with small groups to encourage social skills and conversation
• Supporting toilet training and hygiene routines where needed
• Supervising play in a calm, age-appropriate way - inside and outside
• Noticing and responding to signs of distress, tiredness or discomfort
• Reporting any concerns to the nursery or pastoral team

You'll play an important part in helping our youngest children feel happy and secure - supporting their first steps in school life.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Able to work 11:45am to 1:00pm Monday to Friday
• Passionate about working with children
• Patient and compassionate
• Organised and reliable
• A team player

About our school:

Lift Shafton is a welcoming and inclusive school community where every child and every member of staff experiences a genuine sense of belonging. We are proud to provide a supportive, nurturing and joyful environment in which our team works collectively to deliver the outstanding education that our families deserve.

Lift Shafton is a truly special place to learn and to work - a professional yet caring community where dedicated and talented staff are valued and enabled to thrive, and where all children, regardless of background or ability, are supported to flourish. We are also delighted to be extending our provision with the launch of a new nursery in January 2026.

We are proudly welcoming a new nursery provision to our school from January 2026.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

• Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.