Midday Supervisor (3916 )

Westmorland & Furness Council; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Stainton CofE Primary School in Penrith is seeking a part-time Midday Supervisor to start as soon as possible. You will work five days a week between 11.55am-1.05pm, supervising pupils during lunch and ensuring their safety and wellbeing.

You will encourage good manners, assist with meals, manage incidents per the school policy, and help keep the dining area tidy. A DBS check is required; rolling advertisement for term-time only (38 weeks).

Qualifications

• Experience supervising children during lunch periods.
• Ability to promote safety and well-being of pupils.
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils during the lunch period to ensure safety, welfare and good order.
• Monitor pupil behaviour and report incidents to the Headteacher as appropriate.
• Ensure safety and well-being of children, provide emotional support where necessary.
• Deal with injuries or accidents according to school procedures.
• Encourage good manners and assist with meals (cutting up food, opening containers, pouring water).
• Keep dining area tidy, manage spillages, and ensure class areas are prepared for the afternoon.

Job description

• Contract:Permanent
• Work pattern:Part-time
• Salary:Please see below
• Date posted: Friday 2 October 2026
• Closing date for applications: This is a rolling advertisement
• Employer:VA

Permanent Part Time Midday Supervisor

To start as soon as possible:

• 5 days a week between 11.55am-1.05pm
• £13.45 per hour (including the living wage supplement) term time only (38 weeks).
• PCD3 £26,016 per annum pro rata, equivalent.

Purpose of the Job

• To supervise pupils during the lunch period ensuring the safety, welfare, physical and mental well-being of pupils and the maintenance of good order and discipline.
• To monitor the behaviour of pupils discouraging in a positive way any anti-social behaviour and reporting incidents to the Headteacher as appropriate.
• To ensure the safety and well-being of children, providing emotional support where necessary.
• To ensure that all pupils who suffer any injury or accident are dealt with appropriately in accordance with the school’s agreed procedures.
• Whilst children eat their lunch promote and ensure good behaviour and a calm atmosphere.
• Deal with any misbehaviour that may occur in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy.
• Address issues calmly and politely and in doing so being a role model to the children.
• To encourage all pupils to eat and assist children with cutting up food, opening tubs, pouring water etc. where appropriate.
• To encourage social skills and good table manners, ensuring safety with knives and forks.
• To clean up spillages of food and to organise clearing cutlery and crockery off tables.
• Ensure that, when classrooms are used during the Midday break because of inclement weather that the children are quietly occupied and that the classroom is left tidy, ready for afternoon school.
• Take part in training appropriate to the job of midday supervisor.
• Take part in any appraisal arrangement made by the school.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with the purpose of the job.

Stainton C of E Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share and adopt this commitment. References will be taken up, and the successful applicant's appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Appointment is conditional upon its satisfactory return.

Stainton CofE Primary School
Stainton
Penrith
CA11 0ET