Midday Supervisor

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN11 8EF

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  16th November 26

• Closing date

  5 November 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  14 October 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: £4,502.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 2 Point 3-4 Hours per day 11:30-13:00

Midday Supervisor job summary

Duties & Responsibilities

Supervision

Supervise pupils in in the lunch area, playground and classrooms (for wet play)

Encourage pupils to eat their lunch and monitor those who don’t, reporting any concerns to the class teacher

Monitor pupils that aren’t engaging in play and feedback any concerns to class teachers

Organisation

Manage pupils’ entrance and exit from the lunch area in an orderly manner

Clean up food and water spillages

Monitor tray cleaning area

Health & Safety

Observe pupils and the environment and take action to minimise any identified health and safety risks

Deliver first aid to respond to minor incidents and refer any major incidents to a qualified first aider

Record details of incidents in line with the school’s reporting procedures

Be aware of and support pupils with medical/dietary needs

Promote the school’s policy around healthy eating to pupils

Feedback concerns relating to pupils’ health and safety to a senior member of staff

Behaviour

Report any incidents of serious misbehaviour to the relevant staff member, in line with

the school’s behaviour policy

Take necessary action to minimise disruption and harm to pupils, in line with the

school’s behaviour policy

Make sure children tidy up after themselves in the lunch area and when using play resources/equipment

Follow any directions from class teachers on supporting specific pupils with challenging behaviour

Play

Organise play activities to encourage pupils to play and make use of play equipment

Offer educational instruction where needed to help pupils to share play equipment

Help to resolve issues between pupils during play activities

Safeguarding

Make sure pupils remain on the school premises during the midday break

Look out for any unidentified visitors approaching the school and follow the school’s procedures for approaching/reporting individuals

Other Areas of Responsibility

Read and follow the relevant school policies

Undertake training required to develop in the role

Please note this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that a midday supervisor will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role.

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 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 134 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Patrick's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-patrick-s-catholic-primary-school-dn11-8ef

St. Patrick’s, Bircotes, is one of 13 primary schools within the St Francis Catholic Multi Academy trust. St Patrick’s is a small, Catholic Primary School in Bircotes serving children from across our local area. Recently rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted (April 2023), the school is looking forward to further building on this success.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Doncaster