Midday Supervisor - Powerstock School

Salary - £4,213 Annual salary - pay award pending

We are looking for an additional Midday Supervisor at Powerstock School to join our staff team to start as soon as possible. 

We are looking for a person who displays the following qualities: 

• • Reliability
  • Professionalism
  • Confidentiality
  •  An affinity for working with children of primary age with a caring and positive manner, joining in with play whilst maintaining good behaviours
  • Team player 
  • Initiative

The successful candidate will be working in the dining hall alongside our other Midday Supervisor, setting up tables, serving pre-prepared hot and cold food, helping the pupils with their lunchtime routine, interacting with the students in the playground and encouraging them to play actively. 

7.50 hours per week (12 noon – 1.30pm) Monday – Friday, term time only (38 working weeks). 

Ideally, the successful candidate will also apply for our Breakfast Club Supervisor vacancy, which is being advertised concurrently. This role is for 5 days a week, 8.00am - 9.00am, and would complement the Midday Supervisor role well, offering additional hours and continuity of care for the pupils. 

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.  

We are a small, busy and happy Church of England school nestled in the heart of the beautiful West Dorset countryside. 

At Powerstock School, we cherish our unique ‘smallness’ and take pride in ensuring that every child is cared for and valued as an individual. Our school is built on the values of Compassion, Perseverance, Respect, and Generosity, which are at the core of everything we do.

We can offer you a friendly and supportive team who support wellbeing for all. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Nick Harris, Headteacher on 01308 485380 or email [email protected] Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.  

Closing Date: Thursday 14th May 2026 
Interview Date: Tuesday 19th May 2026 

To Apply: Please complete the application form online 

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Powerstock school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.