School Meals Supervisory Assistant

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Crags Community School in Maltby, part of Nexus Multi Academy Trust, is seeking a School Meals Supervisory Assistant to join the lunchtime team. The role supports supervision and safe play during the school day. The position offers a 10-hour week and is ideal for someone enthusiastic about working with children.

Working 11:15am to 1:15pm, you will promote positive behaviour and ensure safety during play, with access to CPD opportunities through Nexus Academies Trust. Salary is £11.82 per hour.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and friendly lunchtime supervisor
• Ability to promote positive behaviour in a school setting
• Willingness to work as part of a lunchtime team

Responsibilities

• Supervise children during lunch break (11:15am–1:15pm) and ensure safety
• Encourage structured play and participation in Active Break initiatives
• Contribute to a calm, respectful lunchtime environment

Job description

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Job profile for School Meals Supervisory Assistant

School Meals Supervisory Assistant

location_on Crags Community School 05/10/2026

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary Salary: £11.82 per hour

Contractual hours 10

Region Rotherham

Job category/type Education - Non-Teaching

Date posted 16/09/2026

Job reference REQ23979

Attachments TA Job Description & Person Spec CCS.pdf NEXUS Application form V3 (1).docx

Job description

Location: Crags Community School

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 10 hours per week

Closing date: Monday 5 th October 2026

Interview date: W/C Monday 12 th October 2026

Crags Community School is a large primary school in Maltby, a town on the outskirtsof Rotherham and is part of Nexus Multi Academy Trust. We are a very happy, safe and friendly school with a real 'family' feel. We are alsoextremely proud of our children and their success. We have a highly inclusive ethos and believe that, by always doing our best, every child can achieve to be the best that they can be.

At Crags Community School we believe that in order to nurture our 'Team Crags' ethos there are five main elements;

Community, Relationships, Aspirations, Growth, Success

Our staff are highly skilled and committed professionals, who work in partnership with home, to ensure children's experiences in school are productive and enjoyable. We aim to help children grow as independent individuals and thrive as part of a team, academically, socially and emotionally. We passionately believe in providing a curriculum that is inspiring and engaging. Our aim is for pupils to gain the requisite knowledge and skills to be successful, independent and motivated learners in readiness for their next stage of education. Our curriculum considers the development of the whole child and we strive to enable our children to achieve their full potential through opportunities to learn and develop in a school environment that is positive and safe, where all individuals are treated equally. We all have a shared responsibility to promote the highest of expectations and want all stakeholders to contribute and be heard.

We foster positive relationships and a can do attitude amongst the school community by offering an environment of support, where individuals feel listened to, making time for sharing and understanding from others’ point of view and being adventurous in our approach.

About the Trust

Nexus Multi Academy Trust was founded in 2016 and has the highest ambitions possible for everyone we work with. We are a forward thinking and innovative Trust with collaboration, enrichment and improvement enshrined within our day to day practice ensuring that leaners and their families are always at the centre of what we do.

The vision for Nexus is that we are constantly "Learning together, to be the best we can be." This vision is what we aspire to and is as relatable to every employee and partner of our Trust as it is to our children, young adults and their families. Please see a copy of our most recent prospectus, which is included in the recruitment pack for this advert.

Our Opportunity

To start as soon as possible we are seeking to appoint a School Meals Supervisory Assistant to join a highly motivated team of dedicated professionals.

Working 10 hours per week (11.15am to 1.15pm), the successful candidate should be enthusiastic and friendly and should be able to promote positive behaviour within school. You should be able to work as part of the lunchtime team to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children. The role will include supervision of children who are outside playing so you will be expected to encourage children to take part in structured play as part of our Active Break initiative.

What you can expect

• An exciting opportunity to join a growing academy with Crags Community School
• An opportunity to join colleagues who will make you proud to be part of our state education system
• Access to tailored CPD through Nexus Academies Trust and the Opportunity Area which includes pathways into Initial Teaching Training
• Working within an award winning MAT who pride themselves on having friendly and supportive academies who together are helping to transform communities

Further information

For an informal and confidential conversation about the role, please contact Mrs J Lowe on 01709 812729

Nexus Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level and a barred list check. Further information about the Disclosure and Barring Service and can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check .

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

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