Permanent
Term Time Only
Part time - 10 Hours per week
TPLTSS1 £5,643 (actual salary)
Plus various Company Benefits
The Priory Learning Trust (Somerset Business Award winner for Employer of the Year 2023) is looking to recruit a Lunchtime Supervisor to work at The King Alfred School - An Academy in Highbridge - rated 'Good' by Ofsted November 2022.
Are you passionate about working with children and creating a vibrant, enjoyable lunchtime experience? We’re looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to support in our vibrant secondary school community. In this rewarding role, you will help ensure a safe, positive, and enjoyable lunchtime experience for our students, where students can relax, recharge, and thrive.
Your duties will include the set up and clean down of the dining hall, supervising students, promoting positive behavior and assisting with any minor issues that may arise.
If you’re passionate about supporting young people, have great communication skills, and enjoy working in a school environment, we’d love to hear from you!
At TKASA, we look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.
For support staff at TKASA, we offer a variety of development opportunities - fully funded apprenticeships, cross site working and opportunities to share best practice and experiences across all of our trust schools.
As part of this role, you will:
- Supervise students during lunchtime in dining areas, outdoor spaces, and corridors to maintain safety and good behaviour.
- Ensure students follow school rules, including proper conduct during meals, in queues, and in designated areas.
- Help keep the dining area clean by tidying up spillages and assisting with litter picking during and after the lunch break.
The successful candidate will have:
- Previous experience working with children or in a supervisory role.
- Ability to work flexibly within a team and motivate students.
- Good interpersonal skills with both adults and children.
We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and strive to accommodate a variety of working arrangements, so we encourage you to apply. At our school, we take staff workload seriously and prioritise creating a supportive environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. As part of a local Trust, our staff also benefit from collaborative opportunities and resources that come with being part of a wider community.
About The Priory Learning Trust:
TPLT grew from an intent to bring the power of partnership and sharing to bear and provide a first-class education to a wide range of children, from all backgrounds.
At our heart is a passion to put ‘Students First’ and deliver exceptional education; beyond outstanding for every single child. We do this with a relentless drive for academic excellence, shared moral purpose and values combined with lots of fun and happiness. We believe that happy schools are also high-achieving, successful schools.
We strive for partnerships between students, families, staff and the wider community to create exceptional student outcomes. We also ‘cherish’ our staff. We believe they are amazing and are passionate to empower them through support, training, and career opportunities. With such brilliant people all aiming for the same goals, we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of their background.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act.
The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service filtering guide.
This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, online searches and Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.
Please see the following links to our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy and Recruitment and Selection policy.
Closing Date: 9th November 2025
Proposed Interview Date: 14th November 2025
Proposed Start Date: 5th January 2026