There are two vacancies at present:

• Clerk to Governors - closing date is rolling until filled 
• Midday Supervisor

Please scroll below for details.

Midday Supervisor Vacancy

Crosby Ravensworth Primary School is looking for a friendly and dedicated Midday Supervisor to join our team starting January 7th, 2025.

Role Details

• Hours: 5 hours 25 minutes per week (12:10pm–1:15pm, Monday to Friday).
• Term Time Only
• Salary Range: PCD3 £24,027 (Hourly rate includes UK Living wage rate supplement which is £12.60 p/h)

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise and support children during lunchtimes, ensuring their safety both indoors and outdoors.
• Encourage healthy eating habits and promote good behaviour.
• Provide a positive and caring lunchtime experience for our pupils.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking someone who:

• Enjoys working with children and fostering a safe, positive environment.
• Communicates clearly and respectfully with both children and adults.
• Is reliable, trustworthy, and committed to working within school policies, including safeguarding.
• Has experience working with children (desirable but not essential).
• Is willing to complete relevant training, which we will provide.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive training and induction.
• Copies of our school policies, including safeguarding and child protection.
• A warm and supportive school environment.
  We also encourage you to visit the school to learn more about the role and our community.

How to Apply

Please complete the Westmorland & Furness application form on our school website under ‘vacancies’ where a job description and person specification can also be viewed.

Key Dates

• Closing Date: 5pm, Friday 6th December 2024.
• Interviews: Week commencing Monday 9th December 2024.

Important Information

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, relevant employment checks, a childcare disqualification declaration and a workplace health assessment.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Clerk to our board of governors

Position: Clerk to the Governors

Employer: Crosby Ravensworth C of E (Aided) School, Penrith, CA10 3JJ

Start date: As soon as possible, by arrangement

Contract: Permanent subject to 6 month probationary period

Salary: BS5 £23,893 per annum pro-rata (£12.93 per hour) 100 hours per annum as directed

Hours: The role is for 100 hours per annum, which equates to approximately 2.5 hours a week for the 38 weeks of the school year. The role is flexible but will cover 9 meetings a year, some of which may be in the evening. 

Job description:

The governors wish to appoint a high-quality Clerk to provide administrative support and help to advise the Governing Body on procedural and constitutional matters; manage memberships; administer and record minutes of meetings; maintain appropriate records and manage information in line with relevant legislation, guidance and best practice. The successful candidate will be reliable, flexible and available to attend meetings of the Governing Body and its committees held during the term time and sometimes in the evenings. Training will be provided and a degree of working flexibility is important.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified or experienced individuals who have excellent listening and oral and written communication skills as well as good ICT skills. This role is permanent, subject to a probationary period. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people. Appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check. If you wish to apply, please complete the Westmorland & Furness Council application form which can be downloaded from the school website on our vacancies page. Applications should be emailed for the attention of the chair of governors to admin@crosbyravensworth.cumbria.sch.uk

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.  However, amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020)) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'.  These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered.  Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website or via the Unlock website.

Short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to the school prior to the date of the interview.  You may be asked for further information about your criminal record self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

In addition to the above, the school reserves the right to carry out an online search on short-listed candidates.  This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online.

Please note it is an offence to apply for the role  if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Link to our policies, including our child protection policy here...