Midday Supervisor

Chestnut Park Primary School, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2UR

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 March 2026

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: GLF Associate 2 Actual Salary - £7,064.86

Midday Supervisor job summary

Are you passionate about creating a positive and supportive environment for children? Chestnut Park Primary School are seeking a dedicated and caring Lunchtime Supervisor to join our school community on a permanent basis (12.5hrs per week Monday to Friday - 10:45am-13:15pm). 

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the daily lives of our pupils, ensuring they have a safe, enjoyable, and well-organised lunchtime experience.

Your opportunity

The successful candidate will be a friendly and reliable team member with an interest in working with children. The role is varied and encompasses supporting all children during their lunch time, both in the dining room and at play. 

What we are looking for

• Proven Ability to work on own initiative
  
• Knowledge of kitchen health and safety
  
• A high level of communication skills and the ability to relate positively to children and adults
  
• Enjoys working as part of a team
  
• Good communicator with children and adults

Please read the full job description and person
specification for more information. 

About Chestnut Park Primary School, part of the Chalklands Cluster

Our School sits within an established cluster
of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with , our cluster
includes the following other schools; Chestnut Park Primary School, Whyteleafe
Primary School, Warlingham Village Primary School, Marden Lodge Primary School,
and Hillcroft Primary School .

This is an exciting opportunity to work
collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and
experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education
and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career
progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your
professional development.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a
community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular
progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to
grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A Multi Academy Trust with over 2,500 colleagues and over 19,000 pupils
• Founded
  upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness


• 43
  primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the
  south of England


• We
  work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique
  identity


• Committed
  to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible
  education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer,
which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access
  to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme 


• Flexible
  working options


• Generous
  holiday allowance


• Work
  life and family friendly policies


• Employee
  wellbeing initiatives


• Career
  pathways and talent management


• Access
  to a staff benefits portal


• Community
  and collaboration working model

Please read the attached Join Our Community
candidate pack for further information.

The Details

Start Date: 2nd March 2025 

Salary: GLF Associate 2 Point 1 - £23,651

Actual Salary: £7,064.86

Hours: 12.5hrs per week Monday to Friday - 10:45-13:15 - Term time only 

Closing Date: 22nd February 2026 

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

GLF Schools recognises its moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Each GLF School has a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), contact details are published on each school website. The school DSL is the person responsible for all safeguarding within that school.

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 Chestnut Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 599 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chestnut Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chestnut-park-primary-school

Welcome to Chestnut Park Primary School

Thank you for expressing an interest in Chestnut Park Primary School, the first of GLF Schools within Croydon.

Thank you for visiting our website. I would like to wish you a warm welcome to Chestnut Park Primary School where the children's well-being is at the core of all we do and we strive to provide the best education.

We are a three-form entry primary school in the heart of Croydon, catering for children aged between 4 and 11. This year we will be at full capacity and will be welcoming our first year 6.

At Chestnut Park we have a passionate and dedicated team of staff who make great efforts to support the children to achieve their full potential by ensuring they are inspired by what they are learning. This is underpinned by an innovative tailored-made curriculum that has been created to engage, excite, and inspire the children. It gives them the opportunities and experiences, and teaches them a range of skills and knowledge to reinforce their love and passion for learning.

We are incredibly proud of our children at Chestnut Park and delighted to say that our children see our school as a safe place to be. Somewhere where they feel happy and valued. We continue to believe in setting the highest possible standards in everything we do, ensuring our children can be the best they can be through the embedded school values of: self-control, tolerance, respect, awareness of others, no one left out and growing friendships.

In June 2018 we were proud to be judged as OUTSTANDING in our Ofsted inspection - a true reflection of our tireless commitment to the children and their education journey.

At Chestnut Park Primary School, we believe in working with the local community to ensure school is a place 'where children grow, learn and flourish together'. This ethos is embedded within our vision, values and aims. A whole school focus on language development ensures our children make good progress throughout their time at Chestnut Park. If you are looking for a reception school place for 2021, please do contact our school where you will receive a warm welcome from our staff and children.

I hope our website gives you an insight into Chestnut Park that shows you just some of the exciting things we offer our children.

Hayley Lewis

Head of School

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