Midday Meal Supervisor

Northlands Wood Primary Academy, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3RX

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  15 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 10 hours per week (11:30 -13:30 Monday - Friday), term time only.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: SLT Pay Scale C £24,027 - £24,404 fte depending on experience
• Actual salary: actual starting salary £5,444.79 - £5,530.22

What skills and experience we're looking for

Sussex Learning Trust are looking for motivated and reliable Midday Meal Supervisor to join the team at Northlands Wood Primary Academy. The role involves helping set up our hall for lunch, supporting the children during lunch and outside play, clearing-up and putting tables away after lunch.

The successful candidate will:

❖ Ensure that the children's lunchtime experience is a positive, safe and happy one

❖ Have a passion and motivation for improving the lives of all children

❖ Have excellent relationships with children and a real love of the job

❖ Have a hard-working, positive, ‘can do’ attitude to school life and be flexible to the demands of the role

❖ Demonstrate versatility, tact, commitment and the ability to use initiative

❖ Be patient and able to stay calm; listen and value children’s views

❖ Be able to work as part of a close-knit team and be expected to contribute to its development

❖ Have the ability to strictly maintain confidentiality

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer:

❖ The most delightful children who are willing to learn every day

❖ A fabulous team of teachers and support staff

❖ Opportunities to work within a supportive and forward thinking Trust

❖ A leadership team committed to your development and support

❖ An able and supportive Governing Body

❖ Opportunities for CPD that could help support the development of your career

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.

If you are looking for a role that will challenge and test your skill set and you would like to join our team, please download further information and an application form from our website

http://www.northlandswood.co.uk/

Please email your completed application form to office@northlandswood.co.uk

If you have any questions on job specifics, please contact our school office on 01444 455653. Visits to the school are warmly encouraged and can also be arranged by ringing this number.

We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@northlandswood.co.uk

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Sussex Learning Trust - Primary Academy - MDMS Person specification 2025.pdf - 87.9 KB (opens in new tab)

MDMS Sussex Learning Trust - Primary Academy - Midday Supervisor Job description 2025.pdf - 93.3 KB (opens in new tab)

About Northlands Wood Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 414 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northlands Wood Primary Academy website
• Email address: jobs@sussexlearningtrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 01444476556
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northlands-wood-primary-academy

Arranging a visit to Northlands Wood Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@sussexlearningtrust.co.uk.

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