Midday Supervisor
St John's Church School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 5SP10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £13.28 Hourly
Midday Supervisor job summary
POST TITLE: Midday Supervisor
Grade / Hours: Grade 3 (£25,614 FTE)
1.5hrs per day / 7.5hrs per week (term time only)
Hours of work will be between 12.00pm and 2.00pm
RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of School
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a vibrant and forward thinking school at the heart of the community with a strong team spirit. St John’s is an excellent church school which provides a high standard of education and believes that everyone can achieve, learn and grow.
We are looking for a midday supervisor to support pupils' social development during their lunch break in school.
The successful candidate will:
Be hardworking, reliable and enthusiastic
Want to be part of a committed staff team and make a positive contribution to school life
Enjoy interacting with children
We can offer you:
A supportive environment working with a dedicated team of midday supervisors and teachers
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.
Closing date: Monday 28th September, midday
Interview date: Wednesday 30th September
Start date: As soon as possible
Please contact Mrs Claire Barnes in our school office, office@stjohnschurchschool.net for further details and an application form.
St John’s Church School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All appointments are conditional and subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and two satisfactory references.
Main duties and responsibilities:
To supervise pupils, during their lunch period, in the dining hall, playground areas and school premises ensuring the safety, welfare, physical and mental well-being of pupils and the maintenance of good order and discipline
To report to the Head of School or Midday Coordinator at the beginning of the lunch period and receive any instructions with regards to duties.
To monitor the behaviour of pupils, using the school’s positive behaviour systems and report any concerns to the Midday Coordinator.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of children, providing emotional support where necessary
To arrange and supervise appropriate activities under the direction of the Coordinator.
To ensure that all pupils who suffer any injury or accident are dealt with appropriately in accordance with the school’s agreed procedures.
Dining Hall
Before pupils enter the dining hall, to ensure that pupils have visited the toilet and washed their hands where appropriate.
To organise the dining hall, ensuring good behaviour and a calm atmosphere.
To deal with any misbehaviour that may occur in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy. Report, as appropriate, incidents to the Coordinator
To encourage all pupils to eat but especially those with special needs or disabilities and to assist children with cutting up of food, pouring of water etc. where necessary.
To encourage social skills and good table manners, ensuring safety with knives and forks.
To clean up spillages of food and to organise clearing cutlery and crockery off tables.
To assist in the tidying up of the dining hall at the end of lunchtime.
Playground / School premises
Where appropriate, to collect pupils from their classroom or dining hall ensuring that they are adequately dressed for the weather conditions.
To supervise and control entrance and exit to school premises by pupils during the lunch break. Check on any unfamiliar adults who may enter the school grounds and report any concerns to the Coordinator.
To supervise pupils in the hall, classrooms, on stairs, throughout corridors when they are not outside because of inclement weather
To ensure that, when classrooms are used during midday break due to inclement weather, that children are quietly occupied and that the classroom is left tidy, ready for afternoon school.
To check toilet areas regularly to ensure that they are clean and being used appropriately. To report any problems to the Coordinator.
Other duties
To take part in training appropriate to the job of Midday Supervisor
To take part in any appraisal arrangements made by the school
To undertake any other duties consistent with the purpose of the job
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St John's Church School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 433 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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