Lunchtime Supervisor

Job title: Lunchtime Supervisor

Start date: As soon as possible

Hourly rate: SCP 3 (£12.85)

Contract type: Part-time (permanent)

Hours per week: 8.75

Working pattern: 11.30.a.m. to 1.15 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

Weeks worked: Term-time only (38 weeks per year)

Number of positions available: 2

Reporting to: Deputy Head Teacher

Join our friendly team at Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre as a Lunchtime Supervisor, where you will play a vital role in creating a safe, happy, and nurturing lunchtime experience for our pupils.

About our school

Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre provides an innovative education for 2- to 7-year-olds in the east of Luton, close to the Hertfordshire border. We are an oversubscribed and successful two-form entry infant school admitting 60 children annually.

We are a values-based school, where everyone is ambitious, inclusive, and innovative. We only recruit people who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives; people who are highly reflective and challenge themselves to keep on improving. This means our working relationships can be relatively relaxed and informal. People love working here; we are warm, welcoming, positive, supportive and forward-looking. We have very high expectations of both children and adults.

Child protection and safeguarding

Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre believes that its workforce should reflect its community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the school’s employment opportunities.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, disability, religion, beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to improving flexible working opportunities, so we would encourage applicants who wish to work flexibly to apply, including those seeking job shares.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged, so please contact us to arrange a time to see us in action. However, in the meantime, for further information about our wonderful school, please visit www.someriesinfants.co.uk.

Applicants for this public-facing post must demonstrate the ability to converse and provide effective help or advice in fluent spoken English.

Only candidates whose applications address each and every essential criterion identified within the person specification for this role will be shortlisted for this position. It is therefore advised that candidates cross-reference their application to these criteria before submission.

The closing date for this position is 5 p.m. on Tuesday 30 June 2026

Initial shortlisting will take place on Wednesday 1 July 2026 (candidates will be notified via MyNewTerm on this day if they have been shortlisted. This communication will contain details of your interview date and time).