Mid-day Supervisor

Dovery Academy, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3AG

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 December 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: £24,521.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £4157

Mid-day Supervisor job summary

Role Summary

Delivering the highest quality lunchtime experiences to pupils and ensuring safety and harmonious play in the playground or clubs after lunch.

To contribute towards the development of the Dovery Academy (DA) in continuing to be an outstanding school.

Time Commitment

11.30am to 1pm, Monday to Friday, term time only

Reports to: Lead MDSA

Key responsibilities and overall objectives:

To supervise dining and playtime during the lunch break.

2. To encourage the children in positive behaviour and play in the lunch hall and on the playground and to engage in restorative conversations where situations require resolution.

3. To demonstrate and maintain high expectations, in line with the school vision and values, of oneself, of other staff and of peers.

4. To support pupils in their personal, social, health and emotional development.

5. To provide first aid care to all pupils at lunchtime and maintain records in line with the school policies.

6. To be committed to the development of DA as a school with outstanding practice.

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 Dovery Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 167 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dovery Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dovery-down-lower-school-leighton-buzzard

Dovery Academy is part of the Knowledge Schools Trust. At DA we are committed to developing pupils who are inquisitive, inclusive and inspired by their learning journey through our village school setting.

Our vision for all of our pupils embodies our three values (inquisitive, inclusive, inspired), as we strive to involve the school community in ensuring that all of our pupils leave Edlesborough Primary Academy as individuals who can make a positive difference to the world.

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