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Lunchtime Supervisor

The Hill Primary Academy · Rotherham · Barnsley

Job description

Join Our Team as a Lunchtime Supervisor at The Hill Primary Academy!

Are you kind, considerate, and enjoy working with children? If so, we have a rewarding opportunity for you!

About the Role:

As a Lunchtime Supervisor, you'll be responsible for a class during their lunchtime, whether in the dinner hall or playground. You'll work alongside a supportive team to ensure our children have a positive and safe lunchtime experience. This is a term-time only role (39 weeks) is and is for relief hours, maximum 6.25 hours per week.

Main duties:

  • To oversee the children in the dining hall, ensuring that there is a safe environment at all times.
  • To oversee the children in the playground during lunchtime, ensuring there is a safe environment at all times.
  • To work as part of the lunchtime team.
  • To actively promote the Academy’s positive behaviour policy and core values.
  • To encourage a healthy lifestyle through active promotion of positive play and overseeing dinners.

We are looking for candidates who:

  • Have good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team (essential)
  • Are kind, caring and compassionate (essential)
  • Have a First Aid Certificate (desirable).

About Us

THPA is a school at the heart of its community. It has moved from strength to strength over recent years, gaining valued parental partnerships to best support its pupils. The senior leadership team are driven and passionate about school improvement and empowering the children. All staff work together as a team with the aim to ensure that the pupils at the school leave with having experienced more than just the national curriculum and to instil a love of learning that will last a life time.

The school is located within good communal distances from Wakefield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley with good access to the A1 and other major roads. There is also a local train station within walking distance of the school.

Astrea Academy Trust are fully committed to being diverse and inclusive workforce where together we can embrace each other’s unique individuality, background and heritage. We believe that by reflecting and representing the communities and people we serve, we will better and further the life chances of our pupils.

In return, we can offer you:

  • Generous Annual Leave entitlement
  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Flexible working opportunities from your first day
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Continued professional development and training opportunities
  • Free on-site parking.

Interested in applying?

If this is something you’re interested in, looking for a new challenge, have a passion for education or maybe all of the above, take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more about the role to apply.

We are happy to arrange a visit to the school and would strongly encourage people to come and meet us before applying. Please telephone the school office on 01709892145 to book an appointment. To find out more about the school, please also look at the information on our school website: https://www.astreathehill.org/

If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact several entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.

The Astrea Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required.

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About this school

The Hill Primary Academy

Academy converter · Primary · Ages 3–11

Good
Pupils
378
Avg teacher salary
£45,423
Pupil:teacher ratio
20.2:1
Academy trust
ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.

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Rotherham, Barnsley, S63 0DS

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£24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) Maximum 6.25 hours per week - pro rata salary £3,646 - £3,703
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part time
Posted
19 June 2026
Closing date
28 June 2026

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