Midday Supervisor

Beaudesert Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DX

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  13 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 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: £3,514.24 - £3,514.24 Annually (Actual) Salary: Level 1D Pt 2, Full Time Equivalent £25,614, Actual Salary £3,514.24

Midday Supervisor job summary

Hours: 5 hours 50 minutes per week, term-time only, Monday to Friday (1 hour 10 minutes daily between 11.10am and 1.00pm) + 5 inset days

We would like to hear from you if you can:

• Relate well to children and staff.
• Be responsible.
• Be assertive.
• Respond calmly and quickly to developing situations.
• Have experience of dealing with children.
• Respect school policies and guidelines.
• Be organised and able to keep simple records.
• Work well in a team setting.
• Be flexible and use their initiative.
• Have a good sense of humour.
• Have some basic first aid knowledge.

Tasks are likely to include:

• Supervising pupils at mealtimes - encouraging children to eat healthily, helping infants to open packaging or cut up food, and providing some social and educational training, such as good table manners.
• Cleaning up spillages, and possibly helping catering staff to clean tables and clear the dining area.
• Overseeing children in the playground or during wet play, and monitoring the safety and suitability of activities.
• Supervising children using toilet facilities - issuing passes to older children and accompanying infants, checking they wash and dry their hands.
• Demonstrating and encouraging good personal hygiene and caring for the personal cleanliness of children
• Maintaining order and following the school behaviour policy and procedures.
• Making sure children who are ill or injured receive appropriate medical attention, and reporting any serious accidents.

At Beaudesert Lower School, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All references will be sought prior to interview and successful applicants will be required to undertake enhanced disclosure checks

Closing date Friday 13th November

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 17th November

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 Beaudesert Lower School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 278 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Beaudesert Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beaudesert-lower-school

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