Midday Supervisor

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

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 June 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: Level 2A
• Additional allowances:

  Level 2A

Midday Supervisor job summary

Hours: 4 hours 40 minutes per week, term-time only, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (1 hour 10 minutes daily between 11.10am and 1.00pm, exact times will be discussed at interview) + 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 online checks conducted. Successful applicants will be required to undertake enhanced disclosure checks.

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

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 4 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 283 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beaudesert Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beaudesert-lower-school

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