Lunchbreak Supervisor

Severn Federation Academy Trust; Yate; Hybrid; GBP 3,200 - 3,800; Part time

Job summary

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate is seeking a part-time Lunchbreak Supervisor to oversee pupils during the lunch period, ensuring safe and orderly dining and play. The role involves supporting children's social interactions, assisting with meals, and upholding school routines.

The successful candidate should be hard-working, well-organised, a good role model, cheerful, patient and flexible, and able to adapt to individual children's needs.

Qualifications

• Hard-working and well-organised with initiative.
• Good role model for pupils.
• Cheerful, patient and flexible.
• Understanding of play's role in child development.
• Able to adapt to individual children's needs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils during lunch break from 12:00 to 1:10 PM, ensuring safety and order.
• Assist in moving pupils to and from the dining area and support personal hygiene routines.
• Maintain cleanliness and order at lunch areas; help clear tables and wipe surfaces as needed.
• Assist pupils with cutlery, drinking facilities, and midday meal routines.
• Attend to minor illness or accidents and summon senior staff when needed.
• Act as a positive adult role model and support school policies with students and visitors.

Skills

Hard-working

Well-organised

Initiative

Role model

Cheerful

Patient

Flexible

Job description

# Lunchbreak SupervisorEmployer: St Mary's Church of England Primary School, YateLocation: Yate, South GloucestershireContract Type: PermanentHours: Part TimeSalary: Hay 13 £3,436Posted: 6th November 2026Expires: 20th November 2026 11:59 PMStart Date: As Soon As PossibleJob ID: 1583025* Share :* PrintWe are looking for a Lunchbreak Supervisor to work 5hrs 50 minutes a week Monday-Friday 12.00-1.10pmWe are looking for someone who is:• Hard-working.• Well-organised, with good initiative.• To be a good role model to pupils• A cheerful, patient and flexible person.• Recognises the importance of play in children’s development.• Able to adapt to the needs of the individual child which may involve indoor and outdoor play and supporting their social interactions with other children.The main duties of this role are:• To establish safe and proper behaviour by appropriate intervention or referral to senior staff, as appropriate.• To supervise the movement of pupils to and from dining area, including personal hygiene requirements(e.g. hand washing)• To maintain good order in dining areas, including the supervision of pupils with the collection and returning of trays or other items to the service counter.• To assist pupils where necessary, with the proper use of cutlery, drinking facilities or other aspects of the midday meal• To assist in the clearance of any spillages and the wiping down, clearing or resetting of tables, as appropriate.• To take any immediate action to attend to sickness or accidents by carrying out minor first aid and summoning relevant assistance.• The postholder will be expected to act as an adult role model and support school policies when dealing with students and visitors to the school.We can offer you:• Enthusiastic, kind and caring children, keen to learn and display our school values• A supportive and happy school community which works closely with parents• A friendly staff team who work closely together to provide the best care and teaching for the children• Supportive parents and governors### AttachmentsLBS Job Description### Safeguarding Statement:St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.