Midday Supervisor

Waltham Gateway Academy; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Waltham Gateway Academy in Grimsby is seeking a reliable Midday Supervisory Assistant to oversee lunch service and supervise pupils from Reception to Year 6 during the midday break. The role requires effective supervision, adherence to safeguarding policies and collaboration with staff to ensure a safe and welcoming lunch environment.

The post is permanent, 6.25 hours per week, 11.45am–1.00pm, Monday to Friday, with the LGAT 3 scale (£25,381 pro rata).

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising children during lunch/rest breaks.
• Ability to follow safeguarding and health & safety procedures.
• Reliable, patient, and able to manage groups of children.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lunch service and supervise children during lunch break.
• Assist with movement and supervision of students after lunch.
• Ensure safety, welfare and good conduct of students during midday break.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in dining and adjacent areas.
• Collaborate with kitchen and academy staff to support lunchtime routines.
• Follow safeguarding and dietary requirement protocols.

Job description

Midday Supervisor

Salary: LGAT 3 - £25,381 pro rata

Actual Salary: £3,553.34

6.25 hours per week

Permanent

Support staff: Midday supervisor - Waltham Gateway Academy

Waltham Gateway Academy opened in September 2025 and now has 72 pupils and will eventually provide for up to 210 mainstream pupils, from Reception to Year 6.

The Academy also includes an RSP, which will cater for up to 12 children from across North East Lincolnshire who have identified Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

We are looking for someone to join our new and exciting team of leaders, teachers and support staff, ensuring our new children receive a fantastic all-round education.

This role is for a midday supervisor, daily from 11.45am to 1.00pm, Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate will hold ambitious expectations for all students, including those with additional and special educational needs and disabilities and share our culture where all staff contribute to the development of our children.

Our ethos is one of an uncompromising drive to achieve the highest standards of outcomes and behaviour in a safe environment, through a relational approach, which encourages every student to experience an exciting and creative climate for learning. We place a strong emphasis upon pastoral care and successful candidates will share the determination to offer the very best to our students so that they can thrive personally and academically.

The role will start as soon as the successful candidates are available.

Please visit our website Waltham Gateway Academy - Welcome To Waltham Gateway Academy for details about the new academy.

If you require any specific arrangements to be in place for your interview, please notify us of this in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Job Title - Midday Supervisory Assistant - LGAT 3

Responsible to - Principal

Job Overview

In conjunction with the kitchen team, the role will be to oversee and support serving the children their lunch and oversee the children having their lunch. In addition, when children have finished their lunch, be responsible, in conjunction with Academy staff, for supervising the movement of students, securing the safety, welfare, and good conduct of students during the midday break.

Main Responsibilities

1. 1. Liaising with Academy colleagues to ensure children receive the correct lunch, as ordered, alongside fulfilling any general administration requirements.
2. 2. Serving children their lunch, which will be prepared off site.
3. 3. Ensuring all necessary safeguarding protocols are followed, including fulfilling any dietary requirements and allergen needs.
4. 4. Communicates effectively with students and staff
5. 5. Mobilises groups, queues, and individuals
6. 6. Undertakes some ancillary work
7. 7. Ensures that children and people move around in a safe and orderly manner
8. 8. Organises students and accommodation/furniture
9. 9. Ensures cleanliness and hygiene of work areas where requested, including ancillary duties such as cleaning up spillages, ensuring tables are clean, collecting litter etc

General

1. 1. The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not restrictive and the postholder may be required to undertake any other duties which correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.
2. 2. The postholder must carry out his/her duties with full regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities policy.
3. 3. The postholder must carry out his/her duties with full regard to the Trust’s Health and Safety procedures.

The following training would be required, which would be organised and funded by the Academy:

Certificate in Food Hygiene Safety

Certificate in allergies (and anaphylaxis)

Fire Warden Training

Safeguarding (Level 1)

This job description outlines the general duties and responsibilities of this post. The job description is not exhaustive; it fits with the Trust’s ethos to promote performance management and quality service.

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre-employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children