Lunchtime Supervisor

Location: Birmingham

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Part-Time

Salary: Competitive, based on experience

About the Role

Monarch Education is proud to be working with a welcoming and inclusive school in Birmingham to recruit a Lunchtime Supervisor / Lunch Assistant. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who enjoys working with children and wants to make a positive contribution to their school day.

As part of the lunchtime team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring pupils are safe, happy, and engaged during their break. Whether supervising in the dining hall or encouraging positive play in the playground, your presence will help create a calm and caring environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils during lunch in the dining hall, playground, and other school areas.
• Encourage good table manners and healthy eating habits.
• Promote inclusive and active play, helping to resolve minor conflicts.
• Ensure the safety and well being of all pupils at all times.
• Report any incidents or concerns to senior staff.
• Support with light cleaning and tidying duties after lunch.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working with children in a school, nursery, or similar setting.
• A calm, patient, and approachable manner.
• Strong communication and behaviour management skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A commitment to safeguarding and child welfare.
• Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one).

Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Affinity Academy – continuous learning and development!
• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £200
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive daily rates

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.