Job Description

Midday Supervisor

Salary:

Scale 1 Point 2 (23,656 FTE) - Point 3 (24,027 FTE), pro rata for part time

Hours:

Part time 5 hours per week, 38 weeks term time only.

Working pattern:

Monday Friday 12pm-1pm

Location:

Bottisham Community Primary School

Start date:

September 2025

End date:

Fixed term until Friday 17th July 2026

About the role:

Midday supervisors have a very important role within the school and the contribution they make to the management of the school to ensure the care and welfare of the children is values. Children who are happy and well- cared for at lunchtime start the afternoons refreshed and ready to learn.

The school is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In accordance with the school's policies and under the direction of the head teacher.

Purpose of the Job:

To ensure the security and care of the pupils of the school and to promote their social development during the lunch time period.

Duties and responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

To supervise pupils, during the lunch period, in the dining hall, playground areas and school premises, ensuring the safety and welfare, physical and metal well-being of pupils and the maintenance of good order and discipline. To report to the office area at the beginning of the lunch period and receive any instruction with regards to duties. To monitor the behaviours of pupils, promoting positive behaviours and discouraging in a positive way any anti-social behaviour and reporting any incidents to the headteacher and/or class teacher as appropriate. To ensure safety and wellbeing of children, providing emotional support where necessary. To arrange and supervise appropriate activities under the direction of the headteacher. To ensure that all pupils who suffer any injury or accident are dealt with appropriately in accordance with the school's agreed procedures.

Dining Hall:

Before pupils enter the dining hall, to ensure that pupils have visited the toilet and washed their hands where appropriate. To organise the dinner queue and entrance of pupils into the dining hall and from dinning hall to playground: ensuring good behaviour and a calm atmosphere. The deal with any misbehaviour that may occur in accordance with the school's behaviour policy. Report incidents to the Headteacher and/or class teacher as appropriate. To encourage all pupils to eat but especially those with special needs or disabilities and to assist children with cutting up of food, pouring of water etc. where necessary. To encourage social skill and good table manners, ensuring safety with knives and forks. To clean up spillages of food and to organise clearing cutlery and crockery of tables

Playground

Where appropriate, to collect pupils from the classroom ensuring that they are adequately dressed for the weather conditions. To supervise and control entrance and exit to school premises by pupils during the lunch break. To ensure that pupils who leave the school site have permission to do so. School Premises To supervise pupils on the school premises in the hall, classrooms and through corridors, when they are not allowed outside because of inclement weather.

Employee Benefits:

Generous Pension Scheme (LGPS or Teachers' Pension Scheme depending on the role) Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme Free membership to Anglian Learning Sports Centres 20 percent discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education Courses Professional Development Scheme Policy Employee Assistance Programme Specsavers VDU Vouchers Boots Flu Vouchers Perkbox - access a range of discounts in-store and online at nationwide shops.

Closing Date:

12 midnight on 15th August 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert early)

Interview date:

26th August 2025

Start date:

September 2025, subject to safeguarding checks

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 11 months

Pay: 23,656.00-24,027.00 per year

Expected hours: 5 per week

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Free fitness classes Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Schedule:

Day shift
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 15/08/2025
Expected start date: 01/09/2025