Lunchtime Supervisor

Parklands Nursery School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6DW

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  27 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  13 February 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: £12.85 - £13.05 Hourly

Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Support all children to engage with lunch time routines, being able to sit with their peers and develop self-help skills with eating their prepacked lunch.

• Supervise children, during the lunch periods, playground areas and nursery school premises, ensuring the safety, welfare, physical and mental well-being of children.

• To support children in developing self-control and respect as part of a wider group, following the schools Behaviour and Relationships policy in promoting restorative practices. Report any unwanted behaviours to senior leadership team and follow any individual care or behaviour support plans.

• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children, providing emotional support where necessary.

• Arrange and supervise the provision and experiences.

• Using your knowledge of food hygiene practices and allergy awareness, ensure the children are kept safe following the schools’ policies for food hygiene.

• Ensure that all children who suffer any injury or accident are dealt with appropriately following the school’s agreed procedures. (Call for first aid assistance as necessary)

Support for School/ Place of work:

Assist with the setting up and clearing of the lunchtime provision e.g. tables, chairs, waste bins etc.

• Promoting and ensuring good behaviour and calm atmosphere including dealing with unwanted behaviours in accordance with the federations behaviour policy.

• To assist children with cutting up food, opening tubs, pouring water etc. where appropriate to e.g. age of child, needs of child, as necessary.

• Addressing issues calmly and politely and in doing so being a role model to the children

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and parents/carers.

• To encourage social skills and good table manners, ensuring safety with knives and forks.

• To clean up spillages of food and to organise clearing cutlery and crockery off tables.

• Adhere to the Federation values.  

• Follow school policies, practices and procedures.

Data security:

• Act in accordance with legal provisions regulating confidentiality and security of data and information in accordance with GDPR regulations.

Health and Safety:

• Be aware of the responsibility for personal Health, Safety and Welfare and that of others who may be affected by your actions or inactions.

• Be aware of and support pupils with medical/dietary needs

• Co-operate with the school on all issues to do with Health, Safety & Welfare.

• To work/operate all equipment within Health and Safety and other legal regulations, including risk assessments.

• Physically able to perform tasks set out in this job description.

• Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and healthy environment.

Continuing Professional Development:

• In conjunction with the line manager, take responsibility for personal professional development, keeping up to date with research and developments related to school/place of work efficiency, which may lead to improvements in the day-to-day running of the nursery school.

• Undertake any necessary and identified professional development taking full advantage of any relevant training and development available, particularly when related to the use of ICT, for data management and record keeping.

• Maintain a professional portfolio of evidence to support the Performance Management process - evaluating and improving own practice.

  Benefits
  

  • A friendly, collaborative community of children and their families, staff, and governors
  • A caring and supportive working environment that prioritises wellbeing
  • Opportunity for progression and CPD within the Federation and the wider maintained nursery school network
    
  • Competitive salary and generous annual leave entitlement
  • A generous Local Government pension scheme
  • Discounted nursery sessions for your children
  • Free onsite parking

  Child Protection and Safeguarding

  • The post holder will have a shared responsibility for the safeguarding of all children and young people. The post holder also has an implicit duty to promote the welfare of all children and young people.
    To inform the Designated Safeguarding Lead of any issues relating to the safety and well-being of children.

  The post holder will undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post, in consultation with line manager.

  The Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  

  All staff will be subject to an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service. 

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.

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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

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 Parklands Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 62 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Parklands Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parklands-nursery-school

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