Lunchbreak Supervisor

Job title: Lunch Break Supervisor

Salary: £12.85 p / h (CSET 13)

Working weeks: 38 weeks per year (term time only)

Working days: Thursday and Friday

Working pattern: 2 hours per day over lunchtime

Contract type: Fixed Term until 31/08/2026

Lyde Green Primary is delighted to offer an opportunity for a Lunch break Supervisor to join our friendly team.

Our supervisors play a vital role in creating a safe, happy, and well‑organised lunchtime experience for our pupils.

We’re looking for a caring and enthusiastic Lunch break Supervisor to join our school team and help make lunchtimes a positive part of every child’s day. You’ll work closely with staff and pupils to create a safe, sociable, and fun environment—whether it’s setting up the dining hall, supporting children during meals, or leading play and activities in the playground (or indoors on rainy days).

Your presence will bring stability, encouragement, and fun to our lunchtime routine.

You’ll be someone who brings warmth, energy, and a sense of fun to the role. We’re looking for someone who is :

• Flexible, calm, and well‑organised
• Able to take initiative and work confidently as part of a team
• Sensitive to the needs of all children
• Approachable, with strong communication skills
• Positive, playful, and ready to brighten up lunchtime

If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Lyde Green Primary is a fresh and exciting recently built school based at Lyde Green near Bristol. Our aim is to inspire and encourage a passion for lifelong learning in our children, sparking curiosity, promoting creativity and nurturing developing passions to ensure that our children grow and thrive on their journey through school. Our curriculum places huge importance on reading and a love of books.

It also promotes the ‘big ideas’ of diversity, society and exploration.

Our dedicated team of staff model themselves as lifelong learners and put our children’s best interests at the heart of everything they do and they work hard to ensure children remain challenged, motivated and engaged with their learning throughout their time with us.

Our core values of Be Excellent, Be Courageous and Be Kind underpin the work of the school. It is the common language that binds us together and gives both the children and staff a direction and purpose.

• A recently built school with modern resources in which you can make your mark;
• A commitment to CPD and development of all staff, including collaborative support within the school and the Trust to allow all staff to thrive
• A fantastic opportunity to develop your career in a growing school.
• An ethos which embraces diversity, equity and inclusion
• Commitment to inclusivity and fostering of diversity
• Values, ethos and vision that are lived
• An open and honest culture
• Local Government pension with up to 19% Employer contributions
• Up to 30% discount with Microsoft & Dell
• Discounted gym membership
• Life Assurance - 3 x Death in Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Dedicated counselling service

In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 31st December, 9am. Interviews will take place in January. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.

Further details and additional information about our school may be viewed on our website. If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact us to arrange that.

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed.

We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E‑Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.

CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.

Lyde Green Primary School and Castle School Education Trust (CSET) are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post, which will include an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for the children’s workforce and a Children’s Barred List check.

Lyde Green Primary School is committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.