Lunchtime Supervisor

Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4NS

11 days remaining to apply

Closing date
15 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 March 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 Annually (FTE) Pro Rata Salary based on 10 hours per week for 38 weeks per year - £5,616 per annum

Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a caring, enthusiastic individual to join our Rowan Gate team as a Lunchtime Supervisor. This is a rewarding role supporting children with additional needs and helping to make lunchtime a positive, safe, and enjoyable part of their school experience.

As a Lunchtime Supervisor, you will play an important role in our children’s wellbeing and development. Your responsibilities will include:

Preparing the hall or classrooms for lunch and ensuring these spaces are clean and ready for afternoon learning.
Supporting children with feeding and toileting, where required.
Engaging with children and supporting safe, happy playtimes under the guidance of classroom staff.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

Communicate clearly and listen well.
Enjoy working with children, especially those with special educational needs.
Work well as part of a supportive, friendly team.
Understand the importance of safeguarding and child protection.
Can think on your feet, problem-solve, and handle day‑to‑day challenges with positivity.

The Working Hours for the role are:

Permanent, part‑time role
10 hours per week
Monday to Friday, 12pm-2pm
Term time only (38 weeks per year)

The role will be based at either our Wellingborough site or our Tennyson Road, Rushden site. All staff are appointed to Rowan Gate Primary School and may be asked to work at any of our sites if needed. Wherever possible, you’ll be assigned to a consistent site for the academic year.

Rowan Gate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of the pupils in its care and all applicants should hold or be willing to undergo a DBS enhanced disclosure. Appointments will also be subject to a satisfactory medical assessment and satisfactory references from previous employers, among other checks. In addition, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we are also required to carry out online searches for all successfully shortlisted candidates.

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.