Midday Meals Supervisor

Foxfield Primary School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 1,240,000 - 1,515,000; Part time

Job summary

Foxfield Primary School is seeking a dedicated Midday Meals Supervisor to supervise pupils during lunch, ensuring safety and wellbeing in the dining hall and playground. You will help set up lunchtime facilities and support a nurturing school environment, upholding safeguarding policies and promoting positive play.

The role requires a caring, enthusiastic attitude, reliability, and a willingness to engage in training.

Qualifications

• Safeguarding awareness and child wellbeing.
• Caring, enthusiastic approach to pupils.
• Ability to set up dining hall and playground safely.
• Professional conduct and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils during mealtime to minimise disruption and safeguard wellbeing.
• Assist with setting up dining hall and playground equipment.
• Monitor safety on playground, dining hall and wet lunch areas.
• Uphold school policies on safeguarding and child protection.

Skills

Kindness

Professionalism

Initiative

Teamwork

Communication with children

Positive attitude

Willingness to train

Safeguarding

Job description

The Role:

Midday Meals Supervisor

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: 1x Fixed term and 1 x Permanent

Hours : Monday to Friday - 11.30am until 1.30pm

Closing Date: Friday 2nd October 2026

Interview Date: Wednesday 7th October 2026

Purpose of the Job: To supervise the pupils during the mealtime period to minimise any disruption, ensure their wellbeing and maintain their safety on both the playground and dining hall (and classrooms on wet lunch). To ensure pupil wellbeing and maintain their safety within guidelines set by Every Child Matters, equality, Health & Safety and Child Protection policies.

Are you a caring, enthusiastic person who is looking for an opportunity to bring your experience to an enthusiastic and nurturing staff team at Foxfield If so, you could be just the person we need to join our dedicated Midday Meals Supervising team.

You will be required to help set up the dining hall and playgrounds with their equipment. You will supervise pupils during the mealtime period, minimising disruption, ensuring their wellbeing and maintaining their safety within school guidelines and policies. An understanding of the importance of the need for safeguarding the health and wellbeing of all pupils within the school and upholding the school's policies and procedures, in regard to child protection and safeguarding, is an essential requirement for the role.

Whilst experience is not a necessity, a genuine care in children is - you need to like children, to want the very best for them and be prepared to put their needs first. Children will be at the heart of your work; you must be able to demonstrate that you understand the importance of educating the whole child within a creative and innovative school setting.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be kind
• Have a professional approach
• Be able to use initiative to deal with any issues that arise and adapt to situations accordingly
• Have a keen interest in learning and a willingness to engage in training
• A high level of motivation, enthusiasm and a positive attitude
• Good interpersonal skills enabling effective communication with children and colleagues
• An awareness of how to ensure the safeguarding of all our children
• Hold a current first aid certificate or the willingness to train
• Demonstrate a positive and inclusive attitude towards all pupils and staff
• A capacity to show initiative when encouraging children to engage in play activities
• A positive rapport with colleagues and children

Further information about our Trust is available at: https://www.inspirepartnership.co.uk

Foxfield Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and external agencies to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, Medical Clearance and satisfactory Employment References.