Lunchtime Supervisor

Courthouse Green Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 7JJ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2025

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 1, Point 2 £24,413 FTE, £5,578 pro rata, 10 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

Hours	10 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Salary	Grade 1, Point 2	£24,413 FTE, £5,578 pro rata
Reporting to	Headteacher, Lunchtime Manager/Supervisor and in co-operation with the catering team.
Start Date	December 2025
Job Purpose
To provide an efficient lunchtime supervision service, ensuring the safety, welfare and good behavior of the children at all times, in accordance with school policies and procedures.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Supervising pupils in the dining hall, playground areas and school premises ensuring an acceptable level of order and discipline is maintained according to the guide-lines set by the school. Ensuring, where appropriate, that pupils have washed their hands prior to lunch and assisting them to do so when necessary. Arranging an orderly start to lunch including arranging seating and maintaining order whilst children are waiting. Ensuring children are having the correct meal - ie hot food or sandwiches. Assisting pupils in the collection of food trays and plates and in the serving of meals and food where necessary. Assisting very young or less able pupils in developing eating skills. Supervising and assisting pupils to return waste food, plates and cutlery to the appropriate points. Undertaking, ancillary duties including the wiping of tables, cleaning of spillages (e.g. food, vomit). Act as carer for sick children until appropriate qualified medical assistance is available and/or until parent or guardian collects sick child. Ensure any major incidents are recorded in line with school procedures. Organising activities for pupils in the playground and, where necessary, indoors or when there is inclement weather. Follow fire and evacuation procedures and check pupils are safe. Assisting with setting up and putting away tables, chairs, playground equipment or any other equipment, as directed. Clearing the play areas of rubbish, lunchboxes, clothing and equipment at the end of play. Attend training and meetings as required. Report any concerns about accidents, health, safety and child protection issues immediately to line manager. behaviour in accordance with school polices. And any other duties and responsibilities within the range of the salary grade. Safeguarding To ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or if appropriate to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders To be aware of systems which support safeguarding and following the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy To identify students who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders To consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child To protect students from maltreatment; preventing impairment of student’s health or development; ensuring that students grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care To take action to enable all students to have the best outcomes Other Specific Duties To continue personal development as agreed To engage actively in the performance review process Establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with staff, parents and students Uphold the high standards of the school in all communications. Adhere to the schools policies. Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task to be undertaken may not be identified Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description Employees are expected to adhere to Courthouse Green’s Primary School agreed Code of Conduct The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition This job description does not form part of the contract of employment. The job description will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subjected to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post. If you feel that you could bring further impetus to our drive to improve the provision for our students and have the necessary energy, enthusiasm, and sense of humour to take us forward in this exciting curriculum area then please get in touch. To arrange a visit to school or for an informal discussion with the Director of Learning or Headteacher, please call Chanell Morris, Operations Manager, on 02476 688918 or email; cmorris@triumphlearning.org This job description is current at the date shown but in consultation with the post holder may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time Triumph Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. TLT is always happy to receive speculative applications from excellent teachers and support staff. The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

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.

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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

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About Courthouse Green Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 710 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Courthouse Green Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/courthouse-green-primary-school

Courthouse Green Primary School - an academy of Triumph Multi Academy Trust

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