Midday Meals Supervisor
Foxfield Primary School, London, SE18 7EX15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
2 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 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
- £5,521.00 Annually (Actual)
Midday Meals Supervisor job summary
The Role:
Midday Meals Supervisor
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: 1x Fixed term and 1 x Permanent
Hours : Monday to Friday - 11.30am until 1.30pm
Closing Date: Friday 2nd October 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 7th October 2026
Purpose of the Job: To supervise the pupils during the mealtime period to minimise any disruption, ensure their wellbeing and maintain their safety on both the playground and dining hall (and classrooms on wet lunch). To ensure pupil wellbeing and maintain their safety within guidelines set by Every Child Matters, equality, Health & Safety and Child Protection policies.
Are you a caring, enthusiastic person who is looking for an opportunity to bring your experience to an enthusiastic and nurturing staff team at Foxfield If so, you could be just the person we need to join our dedicated Midday Meals Supervising team.
You will be required to help set up the dining hall and playgrounds with their equipment. You will supervise pupils during the mealtime period, minimising disruption, ensuring their wellbeing and maintaining their safety within school guidelines and policies. An understanding of the importance of the need for safeguarding the health and wellbeing of all pupils within the school and upholding the school's policies and procedures, in regard to child protection and safeguarding, is an essential requirement for the role.
Whilst experience is not a necessity, a genuine care in children is - you need to like children, to want the very best for them and be prepared to put their needs first. Children will be at the heart of your work; you must be able to demonstrate that you understand the importance of educating the whole child within a creative and innovative school setting.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be kind
- Have a professional approach
- Be able to use initiative to deal with any issues that arise and adapt to situations accordingly
- Have a keen interest in learning and a willingness to engage in training
- A high level of motivation, enthusiasm and a positive attitude
- Good interpersonal skills enabling effective communication with children and colleagues
- An awareness of how to ensure the safeguarding of all our children
- Hold a current first aid certificate or the willingness to train
- Demonstrate a positive and inclusive attitude towards all pupils and staff
- A capacity to show initiative when encouraging children to engage in play activities
- A positive rapport with colleagues and children
Further information about our Trust is available at: https://www.inspirepartnership.co.uk
Foxfield Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, volunteers and external agencies to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, Medical Clearance and satisfactory Employment References.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Foxfield Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 666 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Foxfield Primary School is part of the Greenwich Hub of the Inspire Partnership, a successful and thriving education Trust proud to serve diverse communities in Croydon, Greenwich and Medway. Our school and Partnership aim is to offer a life changing education to children
through an ambitious global and values based curriculum. Ofsted inspected Foxfield in July 2023 and we were delighted that we were judged to be Outstanding for overall effectiveness in
all areas.
Our schools work in collaboration to transform the lives of the children and communities we serve. By being part of the Foxfield family, you will have the chance to work closely with the other two Greenwich schools, Woodhill and Rockliffe Manor, as well as the other six schools in
the Trust. This collaborative vision means that our staff benefit from the sharing of expertise and excellent practice as well as gaining support with workload. Our staff are warm, engaging and supportive practitioners who make the best colleagues to work alongside.
Our core values of Collaboration, Excellence, Community, Equity and Continuous Growth, define the way we care for, enrich and teach every child, as well as work with our staff. They permeate everything we do.
Foxfield is a welcoming three-form-entry primary school amongst a diverse and thriving community. We pride ourselves on developing curious learners, who engage readily with their learning, consistently demonstrate our values and want to do their very best. Excellent practices and systems in our school, support all children to be successful and confident. Foxfield is a truly remarkable place to learn, and also to work.
Our children are curious learners, who engage readily with their learning, consistently demonstrate our values and want to do their very best. Excellent practices and systems in our school mean excellent learning behaviours and that all children, including those with additional
needs, are happy, successful and confident.
Our curriculum is world class. Through our global themes and character skills, we provide our children with opportunities to make sense of the world they live in, think critically about world issues and to develop an awareness of the impact our actions can have on others.
Teaching and learning is at the heart of our work. Partnership working parties and networking hubs allow innovation and strengthened provision.
Our staff are incredibly committed to their own professional development and regularly undertake research projects to enhance their practice, as well as have access to quality and bespoke CPD opportunities within and outside of the school and Partnership. Leadership development and coaching is central to our vision, as is an equity of offer that allows all staff to reach their full potential.
We have very high expectations of all staff and children and would expect the successful candidate to share in our vision and belief that success comes from developing a growth mindset which values effort and believes that anything is possible for all our students and staff.
The successful candidate will be someone who is keen to build on their passion for providing children with the very best learning experiences, while working in caring communities and continually developing as a practitioner.
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