Lunchtime Supervisor

Bishopaldhelms; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 2,600 - 3,400; Part time

Job summary

Bishop Aldhelm’s CE Primary School & Nursery in Poole is seeking a dedicated Lunchtime Supervisor to join our dining hall team. You will supervise children from Pre-school to Year 6 during lunch and, when needed, outdoors at play. Food Hygiene and safeguarding training will be provided.

The ideal candidate will be patient, calm, child-focused, reliable and punctual, with a friendly, encouraging manner and the ability to manage behaviour positively within a team.

Qualifications

• Patient, calm, and approachable.
• Caring and child‑focused attitude.
• Friendly with an encouraging manner.
• Fair and consistent with children.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Confident yet gentle with positive authority.
• Ability to manage behaviour positively and appropriately.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Supervise children from Pre-school to Year 6 during lunch in the dining hall and outdoors when needed.
• Undertake Food Hygiene and safeguarding training.

Skills

Patience

Calm demeanor

Child-focused

Reliability

Punctuality

Teamwork

Behaviour management

Independence

Job description

Closing date for applications: 21 September 2026, 12.00pm

Interview Date: 24 September 2026

Location:

Bishop Aldhelm’s CE Primary School & Nursery

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

6.25 hours per week, 11.45 to 1.00pm, Monday to Friday

Term Time Only

Monday 21 st September 2026

Interview date:

Thursday 24 th September 2026

Start Date:

ASAP

Role Summary :

The successful post holder will supervise children from Pre-school to Year 6, both inside the dining hall and, when needed, outside at play. The post holder will be required to undertake Food Hygiene and safeguarding training.

We are seeking a professional individual who :

• Is patient, calm, and approachable
• Is caring and has a child‑focused attitude
• Is friendly and has an encouraging manner
• Is fair and consistent when dealing with children
• Is reliable and punctual
• Is confident yet gentle with a gently authority
• Has the ability to manage behaviour positively and appropriately
• Is able to work independently and as part of a team

Other Information

Bishop Aldhelm’s CE Primary School is a large successful primary and nursery school in the Branksome area of Poole; founded upon a Christian tradition of faithful service to the local community. We aim to be an outstanding, forward thinking, and innovative school.

At Bishop Aldhelm's our vision is ‘Loved By God; United in Learning. ' Loved by God reflects our theological underpinning and is the foundation of our Bishop Aldhelm's values of love, courage, unity and inspiration. United in Learning reflects our educational underpinning. As a staff team, we work towards 5 pillars that enhance our professional culture: effective communication, culture of challenge, everyone's a learner, collective responsibility, psychological safety. By focusing on these 5 pillars throughout our practice, we benefit the learning and experiences for all at Bishop Aldhelm's.

We are passionate and determined to make the learning opportunities which we provide deep, fun, memorable and meaningful. Happy learners are successful learners - learning at Bishop Aldhelm’s is an adventure without horizons. We have a very focused creative curriculum which is varied, vibrated and exciting, aimed to achieve high standards.

You will be joining a dedicated team that is passionate about making a difference and committed to nurturing the whole child. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to shape learning experiences that are creative, inclusive, and meaningful. We are committed to the professional development and wellbeing of our staff. We offer high-quality training, mentoring, and opportunities for career progression.

Bishop Aldhelm’s Primary is in the Greenway Partnership of Hamwic Education Trust (HET); a large, fast-paced multi-academy trust with currently 37 schools across the South Coast: Portsmouth, Southampton, Poole and Dorset. The Greenway Partnership is a multi-academy partnership based in Poole and Dorset. The partnership enables local schools to work together to develop a strong education for all our children.