Lunchtime Supervisor
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4BW8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
3 December 2025 at 10am
Date listed
24 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,413.00 FTE per annum, reduced to £2,764.00 due to part time hours and term time working
Lunchtime Supervisor job summary
A Rewarding Role Right in the Heart of Our School, Join Our Friendly Team at Halfpenny Lane!
Start Date: ASAP
Application Deadline:10:00am, Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Interview Date: TBC
Join Our Outstanding Team at Halfpenny Lane!
We’re looking for multiple friendly and caring Lunchtime Supervisors to join our wonderful school community at Halfpenny Lane. If you enjoy working with children and want to help make their lunchtimes happy, safe and fun, we’d love to hear from you!
What you’ll be doing:
- Helping to create a positive and welcoming atmosphere during lunchtime
- Supervising children in the dining hall, playground and around school to make sure everyone stays safe and happy
- Encouraging good manners and healthy eating habits while supporting children as they enjoy their meals
- Promoting kindness, inclusion and respect so that every child feels part of our school family
This is a great opportunity for anyone who enjoys working with children and is looking for a role with flexible, family-friendly hours that fit perfectly around the school day.
If you’re enthusiastic, reliable and enjoy being part of a supportive team, this could be the perfect role for you. Come and help us make lunchtime one of the best parts of the school day!
Contract Details:
- Multiple permanent vacancies
- Monday to Friday
- Term time only (190 working days per year)
- Lunchtime hours between 12:00pm and 1:30pm (final times confirmed at interview)
About Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant & Nursery School
At Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant & Nursery School, we don’t just strive for excellence – we live it every day. Recently judged ‘Outstanding in all areas’, our school is ranked in the top 5% nationally for pupil achievement. But what truly sets us apart is our culture: a supportive, ambitious environment where staff feel valued and empowered to make a real difference.
As part of Pontefract Academies Trust, one of the top-performing trusts in the country, we offer fantastic opportunities for professional growth. 88% of our staff recommend us as a great place to work, and 98% would recommend our school to parents - a testament to our positive, collaborative ethos.
If you’re passionate about helping children thrive and want to work in a school where your contribution is celebrated, Halfpenny Lane is the place for you.
What can we offer you?
Be part of a team that values your growth, wellbeing and work-life balance. We offer a supportive environment with benefits designed to help you thrive:
- Development Opportunities Exciting career and leadership pathways through our Everyday Development (EDD) Framework - a simple, flexible approach to continuous learning, career growth, and wellbeing.
- Pension Scheme Join either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or West Yorkshire Pension Scheme from day one, with a generous employer contribution.
- Wellbeing Access to free eyecare via Specsavers, free flu vaccinations and a full wellbeing package via Schools Advisory Service (SAS), including physiotherapy and support for legal, health, finance, and personal matters.
- Work-Life Balance Generous annual leave paid as part of your annual salary (starting at 26 days, rising to 33 based on service and grade) plus 8 bank holidays. For 2025/26, staff can enjoy three Everyday Development Days for self-directed time to recharge and reflect.
- Family Friendly Childcare Voucher and comprehensive family-friendly policies to help you balance work and home life.
- Cycle to Work Scheme for a greener commute
- Discounts & Rewards Blue Light Card, Discounts for Teachers membership, discounted gym memberships, and savings at major retailers including O2.
You can find further information about staff benefits, development opportunities and why you should work with us in the attached ‘Working for us’ booklet and by visiting our website.
About Pontefract Academies Trust
At Pontefract Academies Trust, we believe every role plays a vital part in helping our children succeed - and that includes our brilliant lunchtime team.
We’re a family of nine schools (seven primary and two secondary), and we’re proud of the exceptional progress we’re making. Our schools consistently achieve results well above the national average, and several have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Our academic success is just as important as the environment we create, providing clean, safe, and welcoming spaces where staff and pupils can thrive.
We value every member of our team. In our most recent staff survey, we received fantastic feedback and won national and regional awards for our workplace culture. Our staff tell us they feel appreciated, supported, and part of something meaningful.
We’re also growing. With a proposed merger with Ark Schools in 2026, we’re excited about the future and the new opportunities it will bring for everyone in our Trust.
If you take pride in your work, enjoy being part of a friendly team, and want to make a real difference in your community, we’d love to welcome you to Pontefract Academies Trust.
Application Process
- Complete an application form via our website
or
- Contact recruitment@patrust.org.uk for a manual application form
Important Links
Pontefract Academies Trust website
Trust Strategic Plan for 2025 to 2028
Halfpenny Lane J,I&N School Website
Contact us
- Tel 01977 703270
- Email recruitment@halfpenny.patrust.org.uk
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 437 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School website
Halfpenny Lane J, I & N School is a larger than average two form entry primary school. The school ethos is based on a mantra of ‘Dream, Believe, Achieve’. We have a positive culture in place throughout school and high expectations for children’s learning, their behaviour and personal presentation. The staff at Halfpenny Lane are naturally ambitious and strive to ensure that all children are provided with every opportunity to maximise their undoubted potential.
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