Lunchtime Supervisor

City Road Primary School, Birmingham, B16 0HL

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• 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) The above salary is the full-time equivalent; this is a part-time role for 10 hours per week (2 hours per day during term-time)

Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

City Road Primary School

(part of the Inspire Education Community Trust)

is seeking to appoint lunchtime supervisors

10 hours per week (term-time only) - 11:30am - 1:30pm

We have exciting opportunities for Lunchtime Supervisors to join Inspire Education Community Trust, based at City Road Primary School in North Edgbaston.

We are seeking enthusiastic, reliable and committed individuals who are passionate about supporting children and creating a safe, happy and positive lunchtime experience. You will work as part of a friendly and hardworking team, supporting pupils during lunchtime both indoors and outdoors.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring the health, safety and welfare of pupils at all times
• Supervising children in the dining hall, playground and, where required, in classrooms
• Encouraging positive behaviour and social interaction during lunchtime
• Supporting pupils to follow school routines and expectations
• Acting as a positive role model and promoting inclusive play and cooperation

The successful candidate will:

• Be reliable, punctual and committed
• Show a genuine interest in working with children
• Be able to work calmly and effectively as part of a team
• Demonstrate a caring, patient and responsible approach
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

What We Offer

• A welcoming and supportive school community
• A friendly, collaborative staff team
• Opportunities to contribute positively to pupils’ wellbeing and development

This role is subject to enhanced DBS clearance and compliance with safeguarding and safer recruitment requirements in line with statutory guidance. In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016), applicants must have the right to work in the UK and the ability to speak fluent spoken English.

Inspire Education Community Trust is committed to treating all people equally and with respect irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory medical checks, references and an enhanced DBS check.

Safeguarding Statement

Inspire Education Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); online checks as part of KCSIE; medical fitness; identity and right to work in the UK. Applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means 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. However, there are some exceptions to this when applicants must declare any relevant criminal record when asked to do so, even if it is regarded as spent in other circumstances. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

The Trust’s privacy policy can be found on the Trust or school pages of MyNewTerm.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About City Road Primary School

• School type: Academies, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 454 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: City Road Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/city-road-primary-school

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