Midday Supervisory Assistant

Heathwood Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3AU

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 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: £13.28 Hourly

Midday Supervisory Assistant job summary

Midday Supervisor
Location: Heathwood Lower School
Salary: NJC level 3 £13.28/hr
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 5 days per week 1 hour per day
Start Date: ASAP

Are you a warm, energetic, and caring individual who enjoys working with young children? Do you want to play a vital role in making lunchtime a safe, fun, and happy part of the school day?

Heathwood Lower School is a thriving lower school looking for a dedicated Midday Supervisor to join our friendly lunch team. In this role, you will help our pupils aged 4 to 9 develop healthy eating habits, practice good manners, and engage in safe, active play.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Supervise children in the dining hall, assisting them with opening packaging, using cutlery, and maintaining a clean environment.
• Lead and encourage playground games, ensuring all children are included, active, and safe.
• Manage pupil behaviour positively in line with the school's behaviour policy.
• Attend to minor accidents and administer basic first aid (training will be provided).
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff and other supervisors to ensure a smooth transition between morning lessons and afternoon registration.

What We Are Looking For:

• A patient, kind, and approachable manner with young children.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team.
• A proactive attitude toward children's safety and well-being.
• Flexibility and a good sense of humour.
• Previous experience working with children is desirable, but a positive attitude and willingness to learn are most important.

What We Offer:

• A supportive, welcoming, and inclusive school community.
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training (including safeguarding and first aid).
• Term-time only working hours, perfectly suited to fit around family or other commitments.

Heathwood Lower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and provide satisfactory references.

Closing Date for Applications: Midday Friday 16th October 2026

Interview Date: Wednesday 21st October 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

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 Heathwood Lower School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 195 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Heathwood Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heathwood-lower-school

Heathwood Lower School is an inclusive school that 'promotes values which underpin all aspects of school life' Ofsted 2017 . We strive to nurture our pupils in order that they may become confident, caring, compassionate children, ready to make a positive contribution to the wider community when they leave our care.

Our school vision statement
our vision for every child is to embed a love for learning, to be passionate about the world around them, to celebrate differences and be kind.
Our children will learn important life skills so they leave Heathwood equipped to be successful learners, ready for the next steps in their lives.

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