Midday Meals Supervisor (MDMS)

Featherby Junior School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6BT

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 November 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: £13.28 - £13.28 Hourly Grade E2 point 3 £5,928.30 - £6,034.38 Actual Salary

Midday Meals Supervisor (MDMS) job summary

Join Featherby Infant & Junior School as a Midday Meal Supervisor!
Create a Calm, Caring Lunchtime Experience

Hours: 10 hours per week; Mon - Friday 11.30 - 1.30 Contract: Permanent Time Time Only: 39 weeks per year Start Date: ASAP Actual Salary: Grade E2 point 3 £5,928.30 - £6,034.38 Actual Salary

Are you looking for a fulfilling and flexible role in a nurturing environment? Would you enjoy supporting young children during their lunchtime routines and creating a positive dining experience? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to become a Midday Meals Supervisor.

About The Role

We’re looking for a caring and reliable Midday Meals Supervisor to join our team at Featherby Infant & Junior School. This is a fantastic opportunity to support the wellbeing and development of our pupils during one of the most important parts of their day — lunchtime.

As a Midday Meals Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in creating a positive, safe and inclusive lunchtime experience by:

• Supervising pupils in the dining hall and playground

• Encouraging healthy eating and respectful behaviour

• Supporting and promoting positive play and friendships

• Building trust and positive relationships with pupils

• Ensuring a safe, calm, and friendly environment for all

Who You Are

We’re looking for someone who:

• Enjoys working with children and brings warmth, patience and energy to the role

• Is calm and confident when managing behaviour or resolving minor conflicts

• Is reliable, punctual, and committed to being a positive part of the school community

• Has good communication skills and enjoys being part of a team

• Understands the importance of inclusion and kindness in every interaction

No formal qualifications are required, but experience working with children or in a school environment is a bonus.

What We Offer

Featherby’s support staff are a vital part of the Featherby Infant & Junior School, and we invest in their growth, wellbeing, and sense of belonging. Whether you're new to education or looking to grow your career, you'll find opportunity and support here.

Here’s what we offer:

• A welcoming, family-centred environment, where everyone plays a key role

• Bespoke training and CPD, with online learning through LearnUpon and in-person sessions

• 1:1 digital devices and tools, supporting confident classroom and admin support

• Access to well-developed outdoor learning spaces, used to enhance the school experience

• Experience within our inclusive SEND provision, supporting a wide range of needs

• A community approach, including home visits that help build trust and understanding

• Local Government Pension scheme & National terms & conditions

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

• Early salary access scheme and financial advice (Wagestream)

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Featherby Infant & Junior School so special. Please contact the school office on 01634 231984 to arrange.

You’ll find more about the role, school, and Trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!

Featherby School and the Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks in line with safeguarding guidance.

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

The Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.

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 Featherby Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 348 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Featherby Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/featherby-junior-school

Featherby Junior School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

The Featherby Partnership is made up of 2 schools: Featherby Infant and Nursery and Featherby Junior who are working closely together like one school. We are going forward through an exciting period of change with a new leadership team and a collaborative approach to ensure consistency of high expectations for the whole of the Featherby community. At Featherby you will find a true passion for learning, happy and safe children, a purposeful environment and an inspiring curriculum. We believe these are the key ingredients that make a Featherby child stand out from the rest.

Our vision statement is 'Working together to inspire minds through inclusive and creative practice; aspirations are high for all'. Underpinning this we have our core values of unity, resilience, responsibility, respect, honesty and trust. We are very much a value lead school which underpins our whole approach. Featherby is an inclusive school that supports learners well and encourages them to be independent and take risks in their learning.

We have high expectations of behaviour at Featherby and promote positive praise amongst learners.

Working in collaboration with each other ensures that we build strong relationships with families, children and the wider community to continuously provide children with great learning opportunities!

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