Lunchtime Supervisor

Woodhouse Primary Academy; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Woodhouse Primary Academy in Quinton, West Birmingham, is seeking Lunchtime Supervisors to join our friendly midday team. You will help make lunchtime safe and enjoyable for our pupils, providing supervision in the canteen, on the playground and in classrooms as needed.

We value a caring, proactive approach and a commitment to safeguarding. The successful candidate will support the welfare of children during lunch breaks and contribute to a positive, well-ordered environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in securing the safety and welfare of pupils during the midday break.
• Supervise pupils in the canteen, on the playground and in classrooms as required.

Job description

Woodhouse Primary Academy is a successful and happy school based at the heart of the local community in Quinton, West Birmingham. Our academy community is very diverse and closely reflects the demographic population of our local area. Our heavily over-subscribed, two-form entry academy is fast becoming the school of choice in our local area and currently has 438 children on roll from Nursery to Year 6, including children in our specialist Resource Base for autism. Our building is well maintained and equipped, and we are blessed with our own substantial Forest school area - Pitts Wood.

We are a highly inclusive and caring school, where every child is given the knowledge, opportunity and support to meet their fullest potential. Our children are kind, well behaved, thirsty for knowledge and committed to their learning. Our carefully designed and ambitious knowledge engaged curriculum supports all children to achieve high standards and to progress successfully to the next stage in their education. Our academy was last inspected by Ofsted in March 2025 and retained the good rating awarded in December 2019.

We have a highly skilled and settled team of dedicated and committed staff. Woodhouse Primary Academy is proud to be a part of the Greenheart Learning Partnership (GLP). We work closely with our fellow trust schools, sharing expertise, experience, CPD and providing further opportunities for staff development and progression. We also work closely with local universities for initial teacher training and engage fully with research opportunities.

We are seeking Lunchtime Supervisors to join our academy. Working as part of our lunchtime team, you will assist in securing the safety and welfare of pupils during the midday break. This will involve effective supervision of children in the canteen, playground and classrooms.

The role would suit someone with the passion, expertise and determination to make a sustained positive difference to the children of Woodhouse Primary Academy. Are you the person to join our great team?

The application process closes on Thursday 13th November 2026. Shortlisting and interviews will take place after this.

We are looking for the successful candidate to start this role as soon as possible.

Key requirements from the job description.

Skills and experience from person specification. You would be a suitably qualified and experienced person, as per the person specification.

Additional information

Greenheart Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We therefore expect all staff and volunteers to work to and within school policies and procedures, including safeguarding, child protection and health and safety.

This post is subject to satisfactory references which will be requested prior to the interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.