Midday Supervisor (Fixed Term Maternity Cover)

Gunthorpe Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7YP

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £12.85 Hourly SCP 3 - pro-rata of £24796 per annum

Midday Supervisor (Fixed Term Maternity Cover) job summary

Gunthorpe Primary School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Midday Supervisor, working Term time only 7.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday lunchtime on a fixed term maternity cover basis of up to 12 months.

Within this role you will join our OPAL play team, who understand the essential role it has in children and young people’s lives. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising and engaging with children during the midday break. Duties include

Supervise in the playground, classrooms, corridors, cloakrooms, toilets, etc and escort children between premises where necessary.

To engage children in positive play by instigating playground games making sure children have an enjoyable and social time during their lunchbreak.

Where applicable may also be required to prepare rooms for dining, including setting out dining tables as appropriate.

Distribute meals and serve water where required.

Clear tables and collect rubbish, wash and stack away dining tables, water jugs and clean dining area as required.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and if you wish to visit please contact the School Office on office@gunthorpe.peterborough.sch.uk, alternatively they can be contacted on 01733 571193.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to share this commitment. A satisfactory DBS and employment checks will be required as part of this recruitment.

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 Gunthorpe Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 290 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Gunthorpe Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gunthorpe-primary-school-peterborough

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