Contract type: Permanent
FTE/Hours: 10 Hours per week (12:30 - 14:30 Monday - Friday)
Working weeks: Term Time Only
Salary: TPLTSS1 £5,668.66 (actual salary)
Location: The King Alfred School
Closing date: 26th April 2026
Interview dates: TBC
Proposed start date: 25th May 2026
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!
About the role
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.
About you
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.
About us
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.
We can offer you:
- The chance to shape something truly special from strong foundations.
- Happy, engaging children who thrive on inspirational leadership.
- A supportive trust and school community.
- A professional culture that is open, honest, fun and focused on doing what is right for children.
- Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations.
- A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development.
- A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day.
- Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements.
- A Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover.
- Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies.
- Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance.
To find out more, please refer to our candidate job description attached.
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form via the link above. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
The trust 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.
The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).
All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates.
Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.