Midday Supervisor

Gordano School; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work

On-site gym

On-site parking

Job summary

Gordano School in Portishead near Bristol is seeking a part-time Midday Supervisor to help support the smooth running of lunchtimes in the dining hall, canteen and other areas as required.

The successful applicant will have prior team-based work, ideally in a secondary school or young person-centred setting, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You should be assertive, proactive, well organised and able to prioritise tasks, with safeguarding training provided.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a team, ideally in a secondary school or “young person-centred” environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with people at all levels.
• Assertive, proactive, able to use own initiative, with good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support effective and positive management of school lunchtimes in the dining hall, canteen or other areas as required.
• Uphold safeguarding responsibilities and complete regular training updates on safeguarding protocols.

Job description

Gordano School, part of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership, is a large and successful 11-18 comprehensive secondary school approximately eight miles outside Bristol. Our school includes a thriving Sixth Form of approximately 350 students that is strongly integrated into the life of the schooland offers significant opportunities for sixth form teaching in over 30 courses. We are the sole secondary school serving the popular town of Portishead and benefit greatly from being a central part of our community.

We view education as something bigger than just academic achievement. We have a record of considerable academic success but wholeheartedly believe that a student's education should be about preparing young people for their future lives in the complete sense, developing our young people’s key skills and behaviours that set them up for a successful future pathway. As well as consistently strong outcomes at GCSE and A Level, we place great emphasis on the opportunities available to our students including developing student leadership across our student body, offering an unparalleled extra-curricular programme and ensuring clear guidance for students when considering progression to their next steps of their educational journey.

We pride ourselves on high-quality support for colleagues at all stages of their career through internal and external CPD, including our membership of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership, with staff involved in a range of developmental opportunities across schools in the Trust as well as supporting staff in bespoke training such as completing different levels of the NPQ programmes. We maintain significant involvement in Initial Teacher Training and deliver a comprehensive ECT induction in association with the Five Counties Teaching School Hubs Alliance and Ambition Institute. Our very large staff body allow regular opportunities for progression into leadership roles at all levels.

Importantly, beyond the wider experiences on offer to our student body, we seek to be a very happy school community with a big heart. This has never been more evident than through our recent work in delivering our core principles of ‘Dream big, do your best, give back’, fostering a community filled with kindness and respect.

The Role

Gordano School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic part-time Midday Supervisor to help support effective and positive management of school lunchtimes in the dining hall, canteen, or other areas of the school as required. This is a pivotal role as the school relies on an organised, dedicated team of lunchtime supervisors to ensure the wellbeing of students.

The successful applicant will have previous experience of working in a team, ideally in a secondary school or “young person-centred” environment and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with people at all levels and from a variety of backgrounds. You will need to be assertive, proactive, have an ability to think using your own initiative, have good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.

It is important that applicants recognise the safeguarding responsibilities that all adults in schools hold, and the checks that are needed to allow all adults in school communities to work there. The role will involve contact with students in the school, and the successful applicant will need to fully understand, and undertake regular training updates on, our safeguarding protocols and how to report on these if needed.

Gordano School offers an excellent benefits package including contributory pension scheme, a comprehensive employee assistance programme and benefits (offering discounts on shopping), cycle to work scheme, discounted on-site gym membership and on-site parking.

Closing date: 23.59 on Thursday 1st October 2026

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly those from under-represented groups.

Safeguarding Statement

The Lighthouse Schools Partnership - Gordano School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all in its community to share this commitment. Suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. As part of the shortlisting process an online search will be carried out. All appointments will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS check.

A copy of the Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy, Disclosure Policy and Recruitment Policy can be found on the Lighthouse Schools Partnership website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

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