Midday Supervisor

Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School in King's Lynn is seeking a Midday Supervisor to join our friendly team. This permanent, part‑time role is 7.5 hours per week, term time only, with a starting pay of Scale A £13.28 per hour.

The role focuses on supporting lunchtime activities, ensuring pupil safety, helping with meals, and encouraging positive eating habits. We welcome caring, patient staff and provide training within a supportive school community.

Responsibilities

• To assist in the dining hall where needed, e.g. reporting dinner numbers, clearing away, setting up.
• Support the needs and wellbeing of children in classrooms and outside to ensure safety.
• Ensure lunchtime is a positive experience for the children.
• Encourage good eating habits and assist children where necessary.
• Maintain a safe lunch environment, including clearing spillages and assisting with meals.
• Supervise movement of children to and from classroom and toilets.
• Inform relevant teachers if issues arise requiring attention.
• Follow safeguarding procedures and guidance in school.

Skills

Caring and patient

Team player

Job description

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website: https://www.fairsteadprimaryschool.co.uk

Headteacher: Daniel Farthing

• Salary: Scale A £13.28 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 7.5 hours per week
• Term Time only
• Required ASAP

At Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School, we nurture and invest in our relationships. We identify each individual’s potential and work as a team to create a safe environment for everyone to grow and succeed.

We are seeking a Midday Supervisor to join our friendly, ambitious and forward-thinking team. Lunchtime is an important part of our pupils’ school day and we require caring and patient staff to support our children. This includes supporting eating meals, mirroring expectations, engaging in play and keeping children safe. As an employer, we offer a wide variety of training to all our staff, ensuring all staff feel supported and included within our school community.

Overall Responsibility

To support the lunch team, to ensure the safety and well-being of pupils and lunch time.

Duties

• To assist in the dining hall where needed e.g. reporting dinner numbers, clearing away, setting up
• Support the needs and wellbeing of children in classrooms and outside in order to ensure the safety of everyone.
• Ensure lunchtime is a positive experience for the children.
• Encourage good eating habits and assisting children where necessary.
• Maintaining a safe lunch environment, e.g. wiping up spillages to ensure a safe and ordered environment is maintained, supporting children in getting and clearing their dinners.
• Supervision of movement of children to and from classroom and toilets.
• Ensure relevant teachers are informed if a there is a reason to bring a child to their attention (illness, injury or other issues that might need to be communicated).
• Have a clear knowledge of the safeguarding procedures in school and be confident to follow these.

Health and Safety

1. Be aware of the responsibility for personal Health, Safety and Welfare and that of others who may be affected by your actions or inactions.

2. Co-operate with the employer on all issues to do with Health, Safety & Welfare.

Continuing Professional Development

1. In conjunction with the line manager, take responsibility for personal professional development, keeping up- to-date with developments related to school efficiency, which may lead to improvements in the day-to-day running of the school.

2. Undertake any necessary professional development as identified in the School Improvement Plan taking full advantage of any relevant training and development available.

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and children, providing a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

The job description is current at the date shown, but in consultation with you, may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.

Visits to the school are encouraged. If you would like to visit the school, you will be assured a warm welcome. Please contact Kerry Tucker, School Business Manager, who will be more than happy to arrange your visit.

We are an equal opportunities employer. If you require any additional support to enable you to make an application please contact Kerry Tucker, School Business Manager: by email to - [e-mail] or phone: [phone].

Closing date: 02 November 2026

Interview date: TBC

Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for appointment to this post. We are unable to accept CVs in place of application forms.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.