Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant

Can you engage with our students to ensure they enjoy their lunchtime break?

Working Pattern: Term time only (39 weeks)

Hours: 5 hours per week, 12:40 pm to 1:40 pm Monday – Friday

Actual Starting Salary (calculated pro rata): £2,749 per annum - Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

We are seeking a Midday Supervisory Assistant with great communication and listening skills. If you can manage behaviour and promote positive lunchtimes, this is the role for you.

We are looking for Midday Supervisory Assistants who enjoy interacting with students, ensuring they have positive and enjoyable lunchtimes.

You will have:

• experience of establishing positive relationships with children
• the ability to manage the behaviour of children, organise and maintain safe and hygienic lunch environments
• provide a positive and firm approach to ensure good behaviour management

The role of the Midday Supervisor is vital in ensuring that the wellbeing and health and safety of our students is maintained  succeed in this role, you will need to:

• supervise and engage with students during lunchtime
• administer basic first aid where necessary
• provide a positive and firm approach to ensure good behaviour management

Our mission is to provide all our students with the opportunities they need to become well‑rounded citizens who believe in themselves, value others and can make a positive difference to their world.

We believe in every student’s potential, and we encourage them to aim high. We teach them to have respect for themselves, the community and each other.

All who work and are a part of The Hastings Academy are continually striving to ensure we are the academy of choice. It has a published admissions number of 180 (900 pupils in total) and hosts a special facility for up to 10 young people with speech, language, and communication difficulties. Visit us:
Home - The Hastings Academy

We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

• Generous Pension:
  Safeguard your future with financial security throughout your retirement. Employer contribution rate of 18.9%.
• Holiday Entitlement:
  Take advantage of 27 days annual leave per annum (FTE), plus statutory Bank Holidays.
• Well‑Being Ambassadors & Weeks:
  Our school has designated staff responsible for promoting well‑being, feeding back directly to leadership and organising well‑being weeks.
• Perks and Benefits:
  We offer access to discounted gym memberships, the cycle‑to‑work scheme, and staff‑only perks to support physical and financial well‑being.
• Complimentary Food:
  Staff enjoy free tea and coffee daily, complimentary breakfast every morning and hot food provided before evening events such parents' evenings.
• Two‑Week October Half Term:
  Our autumn term is the longest of the year. Instead of running an exhausting 8‑week block followed by 7 more, we’ve redesigned the calendar into two balanced 7‑week half terms.

For further information about this opportunity please download the attached job description and personal specification, and view our candidate pack here:
Candidate Pack

To arrange a visit or to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Conni Francis at c.franc

Closing date: 21 January 2026 – Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the advert may close early if a suitable candidate is found

Interview date:
To be confirmed

Proposed start date:
February 2026

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