At St Olave's, we are constantly striving to offer the best experience to our children and staff and are looking to recruit the very best teachers, pastoral and support staff to join our school.
Recruitment
We aim to appoint candidates who will contribute to and thrive in our vibrant community and offer them the chance to work in a school which takes great pride in and values every staff member. Our inspiring and passionate teaching colleagues coupled with our dedicated and talented team of pastoral and support staff ensure St Olave's continued success.
- We seek to inspire each pupil to fulfil their academic and personal potential and to be reflective and purposeful.
- We believe in educating the whole child; not just striving for academic excellence but providing outstanding pastoral care.
- We are a close community and pride ourselves on the very special, warm environment, influenced largely by the family values of St Olave's Prep School.
If St Olave's sounds like a school that you would like to be part of, we would love to hear from you. All our current vacancies are listed below.
The post of Lunchtime Supervisor at St Olave’s Prep School is an opportunity to work as part of a highly motivated and skilled team of staff who work extremely hard to ensure that our pupils are at the heart of everything that they do. You will have a childcare qualification, or experience working with children, supervising our pupils at lunch and at play for 2 hours every day during term time.
You will be required to support the work of the Lunchtime and Play Leaders in developing and delivering a stimulating lunchtime both in the dining hall and through our child centred play and activity programme.
Further details of the post and the application form are available to download.
How to apply
To apply, please submit a completed application form and a covering letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant experience to [email protected].
Closing date 9.00am Monday 23rd February 2026
Early applications are encouraged – we reserve the right to interview outstanding candidates before the closing date.
St Olave’s Prep School acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and Independent School Inspectorate (ISI) requirements. Applicants must undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, safer recruitment vetting, including checks with past employers, and an enhanced DBS check.
St Olave’s Prep School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity, equity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect.