Lunchtime Supervisor

Queen Margaret Primary Academy, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5HU

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  7 January 2026

• Closing date

  25 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 January 2026

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: £2,746- £2,804 (£12.60 - £12.86 per hour)

Lunchtime Supervisor job summary

Job Title: Lunchtime Supervisor

Actual Annual Salary: £2,746- £2,804 (£12.60 - £12.86 per hour)

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £24,310 - £24,819 (Grade Ai)

Contract Type: Fixed Term, Part Time, Term time only

Contract Length: Fixed until 31/08/2026

Hours: 5 hours per week

Additional role info: Monday to Friday – 1 hour per day

Provisional Start Date: February 2026

Are you passionate about creating a safe, positive, and enjoyable environment for children?

We are looking for a friendly, reliable, and proactive Lunchtime Supervisor to join our dedicated team. This vital role involves supporting pupils during the lunch break, promoting good behaviour, encouraging healthy eating, and ensuring the playground is a fun and secure space for all.

Whether you're looking to make a difference in your local community or gain experience working in a school setting, we’d love to hear from you!

About you:

You will have:  

• good relationship-building skills and able to proactively engage with students and other staff members.  
  
• strong interpersonal skills, in particular demonstrates empathy and active listening. 
  
• the ability to deal with inappropriate behaviour in a calm and non-judgemental way, following academy guidance. 
  
• patience, be calm and be able to work under pressure 
  
• positive values and attitudes in order to be a role model to our students. 
  

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

About Queen Margaret Academy:

Queen Margaret Academy is a nurturing, single-form entry primary school located in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide an ethos where positive attitudes and values are fostered, where children can feel confident and secure, where independence, self-discipline and respect for others can develop alongside a balanced range of learning opportunities for all children.

Our values-based school cultivates curiosity and creativity through an inspiring and aspirational curriculum where learning is at the heart of all that we do. Our children are empowered to become resilient, responsible and confident in a safe and supportive environment. Everyone is challenged and championed to thrive and achieve as individuals, helping them to find their place in the world.

Why work at CLF?

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
  
• Generous annual leave.
  
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
  
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
  
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
  
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
  
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
  

Recruitment timeline:

• Closing Date: 25 January 2026
  
• Shortlisting Date: 26 January 2026
  
• Interviews: 29 January 2026
  

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.

Please note we cannot offer sponsorship with this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist. 

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 Queen Margaret Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 147 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-margaret-primary-school-tewkesbury

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