Midday Meals Supervisor - Part-time

Barnsole Primary School, Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-2396-113S
• Posted:03/06/2025
• Pay:Medway Grade E2 points 2 - 3
• Start Date:1st September 25
• App Close Date:27/06/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:27th June

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Join Our Team as a Midday Meals Supervisor at Barnsole Primary School!

Hours: 10  hours per week, term-time only (38 weeks) 

Are you passionate about supporting children in a nurturing environment? Barnsole Primary School is looking for a dedicated and caring Midday Meals Supervisor to join our team. In this part time role, you'll help ensure children have a safe, positive, and enjoyable lunchtime experience. About the Role: As a Midday Meals Supervisor, you'll work alongside our team to supervise pupils during lunchtime, ensuring safety and promoting positive behavior. You’ll help maintain an orderly dining area and assist children as needed, supporting their social development and wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise children during lunchtime, both in the dining area and playground.

• Support children with meal choices, encourage healthy eating, and address behavior concerns when necessary.

• Assist with maintaining safe and orderly arrangements in the school and dining areas

• Comply with health and safety regulations and school safeguarding policies.

Barnsole Primary School is a vibrant and inclusive school located in Gillingham, Medway. Our motto, Achieving Excellence Together, underpins everything we do — including how we approach lunchtime play. We believe in providing children with purposeful, engaging opportunities during playtimes, making full use of our outdoor spaces and a wide range of equipment. Our ethos encourages pupils to develop confidence, communication, and problem-solving skills, while also learning to take manageable risks and work collaboratively with their peers.

We offer:

• A welcoming, inclusive, and supportive school community

• Term Time Only! 

• Opportunities to contribute to a nurturing environment where children thrive.

• National terms and conditions, including Local Government Pension scheme.

• Early salary access scheme and financial guidance.

• Staff wellbeing initiatives and a supportive work environment.

If you’re enthusiastic about supporting children in a vibrant and friendly school, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and become part of our team

We encourage visits to our school so you can see what makes us so special. To arrange a visit, please contact the school office on  01634 You’ll find further details about the role, school, and trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Applications must be submitted online via the My New Term website before the deadline. Please note that we may interview and appoint candidates as applications are received, so don’t delay—apply today! About Maritime Academy Trust Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Maritime Academy Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks. In line with safeguarding guidance, we may carry out online checks on shortlisted candidates.Further information about the Trust is available at www.Maritimeacademytrust.org and the school at https://www.barnsoleprimary.medway.sch.uk/

Information about the school

Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools based in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent and Medway. Our academies have transformed through targeted collaboration, innovative ideas and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with leadership and life skills.

Barnsole Primary is an outstanding three-form community primary school situated in Medway with a thriving school nursery on site.

We are committed to providing a safe, secure and stimulating learning environment where each one of our pupils can achieve their potential and flourish academically and socially. We have exceptionally high expectations of all our pupils and endeavour to nurture their self-confidence and self-esteem so that they can be the best they can be.

Relationships with parents and our wider community is something we put right at the top of our agenda. If you would like to visit please do not hesitate to contact us and we also actively encourage feedback so if you feel there is something we can do better please let us know.

Our recent successful Ofsted Inspection in February 2024 graded Barnsole as ‘Good’ which is a recognition of the all the hard work and commitment shown by the children, staff and wider community. Ofsted commented, ‘The school is a calm and orderly environment. Staff have high expectations and pupils behave well. The school aims for pupils to be resilient and have a lifelong curiosity about the world. There are high expectations for all pupils to do well.’

We look forward to meeting with you.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Maritime Academy Trust
• Address:50 John Harrison Way, Greenwich, London, SE10 0BG
• Telephone: 020 8858 0394
• Email: recruitment@maritimeacademytrust.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Pack