Job Location
Bassett Green Primary School Honeysuckle Road, Southampton, SO16 3BZ
Contract Length
Permanent
Work Hours
5 hours per week
Salary
Grade 3 scale point 3 £24,795 FTE (£2,880 actual)
Special Requirements
Enhanced DBS Check Required
Do you enjoy supporting and communicating with children and the wider school community?
Do you thrive working as part of a team? Are you committed to developing and supporting children to thrive? If your answer is yes, then Bassett Green Primary School is the place for you.
We are looking to appoint somebody to join our hard working and supportive team of Lunchtime Supervisors, ensuring the safety, welfare and positive conduct of children during the lunchtime period.
The role involves:
- Helping to set up, organise and supervise our pupils during lunch times in the hall, outside play areas, and inside during wet play.
- Encouraging positive behaviour at all times and addressing any behaviour concerns in line with our school policy
- Encouraging good manners and supporting healthy eating.
- Ensuring the safety and welfare of all our pupils at all times.
- Supervising and supporting play activities and encouraging children to participate in lunchtime activities.
- Promoting independence, equality, fair play and excellent behaviour within the ethos of the school
- Other lunchtime duties, including some cleaning and clearing away of tables
We can offer you:
- A supportive and committed team of staff
- A vibrant, multi-cultural working environment
- The chance to make a real impact and change the life chances of children in our community.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
As part of a team, to ensure the safety, welfare and good conduct of children during the lunchtime period both whilst eating lunch and playing, to improve children's enjoyment of lunchtimes.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- To supervise pupils in the dining hall, outdoor play areas, classroom or other areas of the school as directed
- To encourage positive behaviour and to deal with any problems arising from unruly behaviour or other breaches of the school's behaviour policy, reporting incidents to class teachers and serious issues to senior members of staff
- To encourage pupils to eat in a socially acceptable manner and to behave sensibly and quietly in the dining area
- To assist with ancillary duties such as clearing up spillages and ensuring that tables are clean and clear as directed
- To ensure that school security regulations are upheld
- To provide welfare support to the children in the school. This may include undertaking minor first aid duties (if trained) and assisting children with personal hygiene
- To promote and encourage active and constructive outdoor play, adapting this according to the needs of the children; encourage children to play and/or interact with each other safely and sociably;
- To ensure that play equipment is available, usable and safe and is returned and correctly stored after use; to maintain records showing the activities that children have participated in
- To encourage and promote good behaviour and the social and emotional development of the children
- To liaise with other Lunchtime MDSA's and work productively as part of a team to ensure that lunchtime is enjoyable, safe and orderly.
Supporting the school
At an appropriate level, according to the job role, grade and training received, all employees in the school are expected to:
- Support the aims, values, mission and ethos of the school and participate in a team approach to all aspects of school life.
- Attend and contribute to staff meetings and INSET days as required, and identify areas of personal practice and experience to develop.
- Take appropriate responsibility for safeguarding and children's welfare and be aware of confidential issues linked to home/child/teacher/school and keep confidences appropriately.
- Be aware of health and safety issues and act in accordance with the school's Health and Safety Policy.
- Adhere to all school policies.
OTHER DUTIES:
The postholder may be expected to carry out duties other than those given in the job description where the level of responsibility is similar and he/she has appropriate qualifications or receives appropriate training to carry out these duties.
Bassett Green Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This vacancy is subject to SCC Safer Recruitment procedures, including a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a children's barred list check / prohibition from teaching check. We will also conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates, in line with our safeguarding checks and the updated guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'.
Please contact the HR Admin Officer, Elizabeth Davies, via email [email protected] if you would like to discuss the role in more detail, or to arrange a tour of the school.
Closing Date: 12 noon Friday 10th July 2026
Interviews will be conducted on school site. Interviews will be held week commencing 13th July 2026 To submit an application, please complete the application form, which can be found on our website www.bassettgreen.net/vacancies and email it to [email protected]
