Midday Supervisor

Midday Supervisor

Salary: LGAT 3 - £25,381 pro rata

Actual Salary: £710.67

6.25 hours per week

Permanent

Support staff: Midday supervisor - Scartho Gateway Academy

Scartho Gateway Academy opened in September 2025 and now has 149 pupils and will eventually provide for up to 210 mainstream pupils, from Reception to Year 6.

The Academy also includes an RSP, which will cater for up to 12 children from across North East Lincolnshire who have identified Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

We are looking for someone to join our new and exciting team of leaders, teachers and support staff, ensuring our new children receive a fantastic all-round education.

This role is for a midday supervisor, daily from 11.45am to 1.00pm, Monday to Friday. We are advertising for 3 posts.

The successful candidates will hold ambitious expectations for all students, including those with additional and special educational needs and disabilities and share our culture where all staff contribute to the development of our children.

Our ethos is one of an uncompromising drive to achieve the highest standards of outcomes and behaviour in a safe environment, through a relational approach, which encourages every student to experience an exciting and creative climate for learning. We place a strong emphasis upon pastoral care and successful candidates will share the determination to offer the very best to our students so that they can thrive personally and academically.

The role will start as soon as the successful candidates are available.

Please visit our website Scartho Gateway Academy - Welcome To Scartho Gateway Academy for details about the new academy.

Applications should be submitted via My New Term by 9.00am on Friday 18 September 2026. The personal statement should include:

• Why you are interested in this role
• The personal qualities and experience that you will bring to the role
• The contribution you can make to the continued success of the Trust

Candidates will be selected for interview and contacted on Friday 18 September 2026.

Interviews will take place w/b Monday 21 September 2026.

Please contact the Principal, Mrs Melanie Portlock, for further details about the role and/or the new academies - [email removed]

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As part of this process, all successful applicants are required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure. Other checks including social media will be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation.

Key Dates

Applications Close - 9.00am Friday 18 September 2026.

Shortlisting for the post - candidates informed on Friday 18 September 2026.

Interview Dates: w/b Monday 21 September 2026.

If you require any specific arrangements to be in place for your interview, please notify us of this in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Job Title - Midday Supervisory Assistant - LGAT 3

Responsible to - Principal

Job Overview

In conjunction with the kitchen team, the role will be to oversee and support serving the children their lunch and oversee the children having their lunch. In addition, when children have finished their lunch, be responsible, in conjunction with Academy staff, for supervising the movement of students, securing the safety, welfare, and good conduct of students during the midday break.

Main Responsibilities

Under the direct leadership and supervision of the line manager the postholder will undertake a range of duties, which may include:

1. Liaising with Academy colleagues to ensure children receive the correct lunch, as ordered, alongside fulfilling any general administration requirements.

2. Ensuring all necessary safeguarding protocols are followed, including fulfilling any dietary requirements and allergen needs.

3. Supervising pupils whilst eating and outside during the lunch break

4. Communicating effectively with students and staff

5. Mobilising groups, queues, and individuals

6. Undertaking some ancillary work

7. Ensuring that children and people move around in a safe and orderly manner

8. Organising students and accommodation/furniture

9. Ensuring cleanliness and hygiene of work areas where requested, including ancillary duties such as cleaning up spillages, ensuring tables are clean, collecting litter etc

10. Occasionally serving children their lunch, which will be prepared off site.

General

1. The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not restrictive and the postholder may be required to undertake any other duties which correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

2. The postholder must carry out his/her duties with full regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities policy.

3. The postholder must carry out his/her duties with full regard to the Trust’s Health and Safety procedures.

The following training would be required, which would be organised and funded by the Academy:

Certificate in Food Hygiene Safety

Certificate in allergies (and anaphylaxis)

Fire Warden Training

Safeguarding (Level 1)

This job description outlines the general duties and responsibilities of this post. The job description is not exhaustive; it fits with the Trust’s ethos to promote performance management and quality service.

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre-employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children