Midday Supervisor

Royal Rise Primary School, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2DQ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026

• Closing date

  8 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  21 January 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: £4,220.00 Annually (Actual)

Midday Supervisor job summary

Position: Midday Supervisor
Contract: Permanent
Hours/Weeks: 7.5 hours/ 38 weeks (Monday - Friday - 11.50am - 1.20pm)
Grade: Kent Scheme A
Salary: £4,220 (FTE £24,513)
Start date: February 2026
Closing date: 8th February 2026

Join our team and help create joyful, safe lunchtimes for our pupils!

Due to a successful internal promotion, we are looking for a caring, reliable, and positive Midday Supervisor to ensure that our lunchtimes are a happy, calm, and enjoyable part of the school day.

You will play a vital role in supporting children’s play, wellbeing, and social development, while ensuring they feel safe, confident, and ready to return to learning in the afternoon.

Key Responsibilities

As a valued member of our lunchtime team, you will:

• Supervise pupils in the dining hall, playground, and indoor areas when required.
• Encourage positive play, cooperation, and inclusion among all pupils.
• Promote good behaviour and always model our school values.
• Support children in managing friendships, resolving minor conflicts, and building social skills.
• Ensure pupils’ safety, wellbeing, and comfort throughout the lunchtime period.
• Provide simple first aid (training provided if needed).
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain a friendly, supportive lunchtime environment.
• Help set up and clear away dining hall equipment as required.

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Enjoy working with children and want to make a positive impact on their day.
• Are warm, patient, and approachable with a nurturing attitude.
• Can build positive relationships with pupils and colleagues.
• Are reliable, committed, and able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Can remain calm, fair, and consistent when supporting children.
• Are enthusiastic about promoting active, fun, and inclusive play.
• Share our values of kindness, respect, teamwork, and ambition
• Experience working with children is helpful but not essential—your attitude, care, and willingness to learn are what matter most.

How to apply

Please apply via MyNewTerm with your application form and a short supporting statement explaining how your skills match this role. (If you would prefer the application form in a different format, please contact the school office.)

We reserve the right to close this advert early, should a suitable applicant be found.

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 Royal Rise Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 197 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Royal Rise Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/royal-rise-primary-school

Our school is a place where children are taught how to learn and engage in an inclusive, broad and balanced creative curriculum and a school where they are respected and valued as individuals and can expect to achieve an extremely high standard of education.

“Being the best that we can be!” is our school vision and we aim for this in everything we do.

Our school is a happy school where the success of every child matters. We have dedicated, caring and enthusiastic staff who are committed to developing the knowledge, skills and understanding which enable your child to enjoy learning.

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