Lunchtime Supervisor
Hexham Priory School, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1UY13 days remaining to apply
Closing date
1 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £3,920.00 - £4,150.00 Annually (Actual) FTE £17,142 - £18,148 (Pro-rata £3,920 - £4,150) Term Time Only
Lunchtime Supervisor job summary
Lunchtime Supervisor
Band 1 point 1-2
FTE £17,142-£18,148
Pro-rata £3,920- £4,150
Term Time only
10 hours per week 11.15- 1.15 per day
Part of the Eden Academy Trust family of schools, Hexham Priory is a school for pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties aged 2 to 19 years. We are seeking to appoint a number of lunchtime supervisors to join our well-established team. These posts are permanent, 10 hours a week, Term Time only.
Previous experience of working in a school is desirable. The successful applicant must be able to work as part of a team as well as being able to use initiative when appropriate. The successful candidates will work under the direction of the class teacher to support an individual class.
Any candidates must have a kind nature, understanding of children and their needs and a can-do attitude.
Job Description
To supervise pupils regarding personal hygiene before lunch, arranging hand washing,
changing and dressing where necessary.
To assist and supervise in the dining room
Serve meals to children where required
Encourage table manners e.g., appropriate use of cutlery, consideration for others etc.
Feeding pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties
Assisting pupils with returning plates
Clearing up spillage as appropriate
To liaise with teachers and other staff about the appropriate seating and other
arrangements for pupils during lunch time
To liaise with Manager regarding meals, special dietary requirements etc.
To share in indoor and outdoor supervision during the midday break
To organise appropriate games and activities
To monitor and manage pupils’ behaviour in line with school policies and with support
from other school staff
To liaise with teachers and teaching assistants at the end of lunchtime about any
issues that have arisen
To participate in training courses, which may involve overtime payments
Comply with all school polices relating to: Health and Safety; Child Protection and equality
Person Specification
Experience of working with children
Ability to follow straightforward oral and written instructions and to keep basic work records.
Physical skills related to the work.
Working as a member of a team
Ability to work outdoors all year round in all weathers
Hexham Priory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an enhanced DBS check including the barred list will be required for the successful candidate and other procedures and checks will be followed as laid out our safeguarding policy.
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 are not accepted.
About Hexham Priory School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 117 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hexham Priory School website
Hexham Priory School is a community special school in West Northumberland, for pupils aged 2-19 years old who experience severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties. Some pupils have additional sensory or physical needs and some have an autistic spectrum condition.
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