Midday Supervisor - St Michael's Middle School

Dorset Council; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 3,100 - 4,200; Part time

Job summary

St Michael's CE Middle School in Dorset is seeking a dedicated Midday Supervisor to join our team. The role is part-time, 6.25 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, during the midday break 12:00–14:15, Monday to Friday.

Salary is £3,626 per annum (Grade 1), temporary until 31 August 2027 with a provisional start date in October 2026. You will help maintain a safe, calm environment, assist with meals and first aid, and promote pupil welfare in line with safeguarding policies.

Qualifications

• Experience of following procedures and processes.
• Previous experience in a school would be desirable.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to establish positive expectations of pupil behaviour.
• Sensitivity to pupils’ personal needs.
• Be organised, methodical and a clear communicator.
• Fluency in English for all student and public-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils in designated areas during the midday break and ensure safety, welfare and conduct.
• Establish safe behaviour by effective intervention or referral to senior staff.
• Supervise movement of pupils to/from dining areas and assist with personal hygiene needs.
• Maintain good order in dining areas.
• Assist pupils with collection of food and return of trays to the service counter.
• Assist with proper use of cutlery, drinking facilities, and midday meal handling.
• Assist in clearing spillages and cleaning/ resetting tables as needed.
• Assist in setting up/removal of furniture as required.
• Attend to illness or accidents and summon assistance as needed.
• Report unauthorised visitors on school premises.
• Complete documentation related to incidents in lunchtime period and participate in reviews.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people per safeguarding policy.

Skills

Experience of procedures

Communication skills

Behaviour management

English fluency

Organised & methodical

Job description

About the role

St Michael's CE Middle School is looking for a Midday Supervisor to join our fantastic team. Could this be you?

Actual Salary £3,626 per annum (Grade 1)

This job is Part Time - Term Time Only for 6.25 hours per week and 38 weeks per year.

It is offered on a temporary basis until 31.08.2027

Approximate start date October 2026.

St Michaels Middle School is looking to recruit a dedicated individual to join our team. We are looking for someone who takes pride in creating a safe space for students during the midday break and who can respond in a calm and caring manner when dealing with pupils and responding to accidents and carrying out first aid. You will be confident when dealing with pupils, a good communicator and be able to work as part of our existing team.

You will be required to work Monday - Friday, between the hours of 12-2:15pm. The exact working pattern will be discussed during interview.

Key responsibilities

• To supervise pupils in designated areas of the school during the midday break and to ensure their safety, welfare and general conduct through appropriate application of the Trust/school's policies and procedures.
• To establish safe and appropriate behaviour by effective intervention or referral to senior staff.
• To supervise the movement of pupils to and from dining areas, including any personal hygiene requirements.
• To maintain good order in dining areas.
• To assist pupils, where necessary, with the collection of food and return of trays, or other items to the service counter.
• To assist pupils, where necessary, with the proper use of cutlery, drinking facilities or other aspects of the midday meal.
• To assist in the clearance of any spillages and wiping down, clearing or resetting of tables, as appropriate.
• To assist in the setting up and removal of furniture where necessary.
• To take any immediate action to attend to illness or accidents by carrying out minor first aid and summoning relevant assistance.
• To report any unauthorised visitors on school premises.
• To complete any documentation required by the school in relation to incidents occurring during the lunchtime break period and to participate in review meetings, as required.
• Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Trust’s safeguarding and child protection policy.

Essential knowledge and skills

• Experience of following procedures and processes
• Previous experience of working in a school would be desirable
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to establish positive expectations of pupil behaviour
• Have a sensitivity to pupils’personal needs
• Be organised, methodical and a clear communicator
• Fluency in English for all student and public-facing roles.

Closing date

Sunday 11th October 2026

Further Information

St Michael's Middle

School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who is not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

About Us

About our School

Founded in 1971 St Michael’s Middle School is a Church of England school set in stunning grounds in Colehill, on the outskirts of Wimborne Minster, Dorset. With around 600 pupils, our school covers year groups 5-8 (ages 9 to 13) and is consistently oversubscribed on first choice applications.

Middle schools have the advantage of being able to blend together the best parts of primary school teaching with subject specialist teachers and facilities. Pupils study a full breadth of subjects over their four years at the school. Our facilities include science laboratories, product design and cooking workshops, specialist music rooms, ICT suites and PE facilities, including an indoor swimming pool.

We are also proud to offer a wide range of clubs and activities. Each year there are activity weeks, with both residential and day trips available to the pupils. Our school benefits from a strong relationship with the wider community, with local businesses helping deliver our careers provision and charitable groups working with some of our more vulnerable pupils.

St Michael’s achieves high standards and has a robust self-review procedure to explore ways of maintaining and improving these standards. We do not, however, believe in change for change for change’s sake, so we constantly challenge ourselves first with the question, “Is this going to be better for our pupils?’.

We have had our efforts recognised by Ofsted 2018, graded as a good school ,and by SIAMS who judged the school ‘excellent’ in 2019. We have also achieved a number of awards including the Platinum Level School Games Award, the National Music Mark and accreditation as an Eco-School.

For more information please visit our school website: https://www.stmichaelsmiddle.org/

We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.

Initio Learning Trust provides

• A supportive and welcoming environment with a genuine commitment to professional development.
• A flexible, equal opportunities workplace.
• Access to the local government or teachers pension scheme.
• Employee benefits including a Health Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme.

About Initio Learning Trust

Initio Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust based in Dorset. We are responsible and accountable for the education of over 7000 pupils from 3 to 19 years of age and for the employment and support of over 1000 staff in 19 schools across Dorset, from Bridport in the West of the county to Verwood in the East.

We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.