Midday Supervisor

Balgowan Primary School, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4HJ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  June 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  30 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,617.00 Annually (FTE)

Midday Supervisor job summary

Main Purpose of the Role:

In your role as a Midday Supervisor, you will supervise pupils in the dining hall and playground areas, ensuring a safe and enjoyable lunchtime for all. You should be caring, hardworking, and open to training, with a genuine love for working with children.

Organisation and Resources:

Take charge of supervising pupils in designated areas.

Assist with daily decisions on pupil use areas, such as during wet lunchtimes.

Utilise basic first aid equipment as needed.

Be familiar with the safe use of outdoor equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee pupil conduct, ensuring safe and orderly behaviour inside and outside the school building.
• Promote and enforce school rules regarding allowed games and health and safety procedures.
• Assist pupils in the dining area or other play areas as needed.
• Ensure all children have access to a variety of games and activities, demonstrating new ones when appropriate.
• Handle minor incidents and disputes, referring serious incidents to the Senior Lunchtime Coordinator/SLT or nominated supervisor.
• Administer first aid as required, following health and safety guidelines, and undertake relevant training such as basic first aid.
• Clean up spillages or debris around dining and play areas to maintain good order, discipline, and safety.
• Support diversity and ensure equal opportunities for all.
• Comply with policies and procedures related to child protection, health, safety, security, and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.
• Contribute to the overall ethos, work, and aims of the school.
• Appreciate and support the roles of other professionals.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
• Participate in training, other learning activities, and performance development as needed.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the level of the post to ensure the efficient and effective running of the department/section.
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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 Balgowan Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 618 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Balgowan Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/balgowan-primary-school

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