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  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    27 July 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    17 July 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£24,796.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (FTE) Support Staff Grade 2 Points 3-8 ( Actual salary £2,982-£3,226)

Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

Reports to: Lunchtime Team Manager

Contract: Permanent

Start date: September 2026

Working Pattern: Part time 5 hours per week/ 5 days per week

Salary: Support Staff Grade 2 Points 3-8

About the role

As part of our lunchtime team, you will help to ensure the safety, wellbeing and positive behaviour of pupils across the school site during lunch. This includes supervising pupils in the dining hall and playground, encouraging good behaviour, and supporting a safe and inclusive environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Supervising pupils in the dining hall and playground
  • Promoting positive behaviour, social interaction and good manners
  • Supporting pupils with their needs, including those with additional needs
  • Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all pupils during lunchtime
  • Reporting incidents and concerns in line with school procedures
  • Maintaining cleanliness and safe conditions during and after lunchtime
What we are looking for
  • Experience working with children (desirable)
  • A positive, calm and caring approach
  • Good communication and teamwork skills
  • Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
  • Willingness to undertake training, including first aid if required
Why join us?
  • A friendly and supportive team environment
  • Opportunity to contribute to pupils’ wellbeing and development
  • Training and development opportunities

Why join Hamstead Hall Academy Trust?

Staff wellbeing is one of our main priorities. We want to support our staff in and outside of work.

We offer all our staff a comprehensive range of benefits, these include-

  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Refer a friend scheme
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Free annual flu vaccines
  • Instant discounts off many retailers, restaurants, holidays and gyms
  • Cycle to work scheme

    For further details and to arrange an informal visit to see the Academy please contact hr@hamsteadhall.com. We will be reviewing applications as we receive them, and you may be called upon before the closing date for a short online screening interview.

    Hamstead Hall Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in its academies. All academies follow a rigorous selection process to screen out and discourage unsuitable applicants. We require all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Before appointment, you will be required to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands, or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment.

    We’re an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity makes us stronger, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or belief. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

    Further information about the job

    The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
    Visas cannot be sponsored.
    If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

    Commitment to safeguarding

    “Hamstead Hall Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful candidates”.

    Applying for the job

    This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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    About Grestone Academy

    Organisation type
    Academy, ages 2 to 11
    Education phase
    Primary school
    Size
    366 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    2 to 11
    Ofsted report
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    Grestone Academy is a medium-sized primary school in the heart of Handsworth Wood. Established in 2013, Grestone Academy sets out its values through, PRIDE – Perseverance, Respect, Independence, Diversity Excellence ‘to ensure our children enjoy school, love learning and achieve so they can contribute to and access all that Modern Britain offers’

    We are really proud of the progress Grestone Academy has already made in becoming a dynamic primary school where all play their part in supporting the children to shine.
    The Academy is already well established on it’s journey of development and has a clear and concise vision of where it is heading in order to become the very best it can be. We believe this is a really exciting opportunity for both experienced and newly qualified teaching staff to join Grestone Academy at a key point in our journey.

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