Meal time supervisor

Summerside Primary Academy, London, N12 0QU

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP-subject to satisfactory completion of safer recruitment checks

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £6,308.00 Annually (Actual) Unified Pay award, SCP 2 (Grade A), Term time only

Meal time supervisor job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Mealtime supervisor to join our supportive and growing team at Summerside Primary Academy. You will play an important role in helping children enjoy a safe, happy and positive lunchtime experience.

In this role, you will support children with their table manners and use of cutlery, help to coordinate a range of fun and engaging play activities, and promote positive behaviour. You will also administer minor first aid and ensure the welfare and safety of all children throughout the lunchtime period. As highlighted in the role, your commitment to creating a safe and enjoyable environment is central to the position.

At Summerside Primary Academy, we believe every child deserves the chance to succeed. As a Meal time supervisor, you will help create opportunities for children to grow in confidence, develop independence and enjoy their time at school. We value every child as an individual and encourage them to challenge themselves through a variety of activities.

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience working with primary aged children

• A basic understanding of child development

• Enthusiasm and dedication for supporting pupils during lunchtime

You should be:

• Responsible and reliable

• Confident working with young people and able to maintain positive behaviour

• Able to build good relationships with both children and adults

In turn, we can offer you: 

• Great facilities to create a vibrant, stimulating learning environment for children 

• A supportive Leadership team who will encourage innovation and initiative 

• A wider network within REAch2 Academy Trust of support, exceptional practice and excellent CPD 

If you feel you have all the necessary attributes, are highly motivated, committed to making a positive difference to children’s lives and want to be part of creating a legacy for the future - then we'd love to hear from you! 

For further information about the role come and visit our school! To book your visit or for an informal discussion, please contact the school office. School visits are encouraged but are by appointment only.

Why Work with REAch2 Academy Trust?

Join REAch2 Academy Trust, one of the UK's largest primary academy trusts, with a mission to unlock the potential of every child, regardless of their background. Here’s why joining our team can be an exciting and fulfilling career choice:

• Excellence & Development: We prioritise high standards and offer extensive professional development and career growth opportunities.

• Supportive & Collaborative: Be part of a strong, collaborative community of over 60 schools where every voice is valued, and best practices are shared.

• Well-being Focus: We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer robust well-being support for all staff.

• Diversity & Inclusion: We celebrate diversity and believe that varied perspectives strengthen our schools.

• Innovation & Impact: Bring creativity to the classroom and make a real difference in children’s lives.

• Making a difference: Working with REAch2 means contributing to something bigger than yourself. You’ll be helping to shape the lives of young learners, making a meaningful impact on communities and future generations.

Join us to grow your career, collaborate with passionate educators, and make a lasting impact on future generations.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support your career and well-being:

• Generous Annual Leave: healthy work-life balance.

• Professional Development: Access diverse CPD and training opportunities to grow your skills.

• Flexible & Family-Friendly: We are committed to supporting flexible working and requests will be considered on an individual basis, including options such as part time, term-time, home working, and other options that work for both the employee and the Trust.  

• Exclusive Discounts: Benefit from Blue Light Card offers and employee perks.

• Well-being Support: Receive comprehensive well-being and employee assistance for you and your family.

Join REAch2 for a rewarding career with great benefits!

Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Data Protection 

At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.  

We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.

For more information about our safer recruitment processes, please click here for our Safer Recruitment Policy.

All information is stored securely, and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy. 

The Trust ensures all applicant data is stored and processed appropriately. For further details on how your information will be managed during the recruitment process please refer to our Privacy Notice for Job Applications.  

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 Summerside Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 370 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Summerside Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/summerside-primary-academy

Summerside Primary Academy is a vibrant, inclusive and culturally diverse two-form entry primary school based in the London Borough of Barnert. The school is located in Finchley, which is a multi-cultural and diverse community. The school celebrates children’s different cultural backgrounds. Both adults and children work hard to make all welcome at the school. The school is skilled in providing for children who are new to learning English and have special educational needs.
The school has high aspirations for every child and gives all children access to learning through a creative and exciting curriculum appropriate to their age and development. The schools aim is to recognise and nurture the huge potential to grow and learn in every child.

Specialist provision for deaf children
Nestled in the heart of our highly inclusive school, the Resourced Provision has places for twelve children from Nursery to Year 6. It combines the advantage of a mainstream education with highly specialised support and intervention for deaf children. Our approach to communication and supporting children is child centred. Communication preferences for each child are discussed and reviewed with parents and staff. We are able to provide a broad range of communication support. This is appropriate for children who are oral/aural, those who use British Sign Language and for children who use a combination of both. In line with this, every child in the Deaf Provision has a Communication Profile detailing their current communication methods and best practice for working with the child.

We can offer:
• Enthusiastic, responsive children who are ready to learn.
• A strong, supportive EYFS team.
• A fantastic learning environment, including amazing outdoor provision.
• Quality professional development and staff training, including British Sign Language training.
• Excellent support and guidance from senior and middle leaders.
• A genuinely inclusive school. We have a provision for Hearing Impaired and Deaf children where children are fully integrated into mainstream classes with specialist support provided by Teachers of the Deaf and Communicators.
• A positive and caring culture.

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