Midday Supervisor - Term Time

Sandwich Infant; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 3,200 - 4,500; Full time

Job summary

Coppice Primary Partnership in Maidstone is seeking a permanent Midday Supervisor to support lunch hours. The role focuses on creating a safe, caring environment, supervising play, and promoting healthy eating.

You will work with staff and pupils, communicate with parents when needed, and help ensure a calm, welcoming dining hall. Term-time, 38 weeks per year, with potential for 2–4 days per week.

Qualifications

• Commitment, energy and drive to join our team.
• Experience in a school setting is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and caring environment for the children.
• Provide a stimulating, happy and relaxing, fun atmosphere.
• Work as part of a team.
• Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Support healthy eating and good manners in the dining hall.
• Interact and engage with the children through play and supervised activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

First Aid (desirable)

Job description

We currently have a permanent vacancy for a Midday Supervisor.

We are looking for an individual with commitment, energy and drive to join our team and work closely with staff to provide positive learning experiences for all our pupils. Experience within a school setting is desirable but not essential.

The hours of work are between 11.30am and 1.15pm, Monday to Friday. Working 2, 3 or 4 days per week will also be considered. This is a term time only post (38 weeks per annum).

If you enjoy working with children and want to play a key role in their lunchtimes, then we would love to hear from you.

Are you able to:

• Provide a safe and caring environment for the children
• Provide a stimulating, happy and relaxing, fun atmosphere
• Work as part of a team
• Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and colleagues
• Support healthy eating and good manners in the dining hall
• Interact and engage with the children through play and supervised activities

A First Aid certificate would be desirable but not essential.

We can offer:

• Children who are articulate, great fun, willing and eager to learn,
• A creative, positive and friendly staff team,
• A supportive environment where there are many opportunities for professional development,
• A well-resourced primary school, set in excellent school grounds, where opportunities for high quality outdoor learning are facilitated

The benefits of joining Coppice Primary Partnership:

• Excellent professional development
• The support of committed, enthusiastic and dedicated colleagues
• A supportive and challenging environment
• Pupils who are eager to learn and a credit to the school
• Supportive parents
• A family first approach – cover to ensure that you don’t miss important family events
• Free access to wraparound care for primary aged children attending trust schools when staff are required to work. This includes access to the holiday play scheme.
• The holiday play scheme is also open and free to staff who have children who attend other schools when staff are required to work.
• All staff have access to Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card, sites offering cash back, discounts and vouchers for a range of popular high street stores
• Throughout the year, school and trust wide social events will be available. These will all be optional, but we believe in developing relationships and social events can certainly help! Events will be informal affairs, usually in informal settings and are open to all staff
• A large, modern and well-resourced primary school, set in excellent school grounds, where opportunities for high quality outdoor learning are facilitated
• An opportunity to share a real, relevant and engaging curriculum.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applications made are subject to a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.