Lunchtime Supervisor

Hunsbury Park Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9RR

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,379.00 - £25,799.00 Annually (FTE) Orbis scale - point 7-8

Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

CORE PURPOSE OF POST

To assist the school in maintaining care and control over children during the midday lunch break and to ensure they receive their lunches appropriately.

General duties:-

Careful supervision in the playground, dining hall, toilets, corridors and classrooms to ensure the safety of all children.

Administer basic first aid to children and where appropriate refer children to a first aider.

Maintain lunchtime equipment in a suitable condition and report breakage, loss or wear.

Ensure gates are locked and inform staff if not.

Use appropriate language and dress as expected at all times.

Ensure that children are spoken to in a caring way and that issues are dealt with sensitively.

To be aware of health and safety issues.

Organise and supervise games.

Supervise children when lining up to leave and enter the building.

Listen to children and support them with rectifying play issues.

To liaise with the Office Manager/Business Manager regarding equipment needs.

To encourage co-operative play through the use of well thought out and purposeful activities.

To work co-operatively with the rest of the lunchtime supervisor team and school staff.

Supervise children during wet play in the classrooms, clearing away and ensure the room is ready for the afternoon teaching session.

Prepare tables, trolleys and all necessary equipment for the start of lunchtime.

Monitor collection of lunchboxes as necessary.

Unwrap food or prepare food where necessary.

Wipe table spaces when vacated.

Clear up spillages on tables and floor.

Removing rubbish as required.

Help children as necessary with use of cutlery, scraping of plates, stacking of plates, replacing cutlery, etc.

Exercise supervision and control and engaging with the children whilst eating and playing.

First Aid:-

To administer basic first aid to children when necessary and record such in accordance with established procedures.

To maintain the first aid equipment and supplies in an efficient manner, to report breakage and advise the Senior Lunchtime Supervisor when supplies need to be ordered.

To attend such courses as are necessary to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of, and qualifications in, first aid.

We will provide a supportive working environment which will include:-

Induction and training.

A supportive, friendly and hardworking staff team.

Well-behaved children who enjoy learning.

A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children

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 Hunsbury Park Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 354 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hunsbury Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hunsbury-park-primary-school-northampton

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