About this role
Join Our Team as a Midday Supervisor at Walton Academy!
Are you passionate about supporting young people and ensuring they have a positive and safe experience during lunch times at School? Walton Academy is looking for a dedicated Midday Supervisor to join our vibrant school community. In this role, you'll play a key part in creating a welcoming environment for students aged 11-18 during their lunch break.
Your responsibilities will include
- Setting up the dining areas, including arranging tables and chairs, to ensure a smooth and enjoyable mealtime for students.
- Providing supervision during lunch, both in the dining hall and in outdoor unstructured areas, ensuring students' safety and well-being.
- Supporting the cleanliness of the dining areas, including clearing tables, collecting rubbish, and maintaining a tidy environment.
- Helping to clean and reset the dining spaces after lunch to prepare for the rest of the school day.
We offer you the chance to be part of a dynamic and supportive team, and we warmly invite you to visit us to meet our staff and experience the positive, engaging environment we pride ourselves on. Come see how you can make a real difference in our school community!
Working Hours: 5 hours 50 minutes term time only - 12.50pm - 2pm daily
Why join Walton Academy?
We are a large secondary academy for students aged 11-18 years based in Grantham with over 800 students. In our latest Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘good’ overall with praise of ‘Pupils enjoy coming to school and value the education they receive. They benefit from the dedication of staff and leaders. Pupils know that their teachers want them to do well and they feel well supported.’
Visits are welcomed and encouraged - please contact Katie Bagnall, Business Manager, to arrange, or for further information.
www.walton-ac.org.uk
Walton Academy, Harlaxton Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7JR
Find us on Google maps
The opportunity
This post would suit either a new entrant to the role or an experienced Pastoral Mentor.
The successful candidate will
- Be able to work constructively as part of a team and as an individual
- Be able to forge positive relationships with young people
- Have an ability to interact with young people in a calm, patient yet firm manner is essential
- Have the ability to communicate effectively
- Have an ability to work to predetermined instructions
- Have an understanding of issues of confidentiality
- Be patient and approachable
- Have a commitment to the safeguarding of children
Desirable
- Experience of working with young people
Our employee benefits
At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In return you will benefit from:
- Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 16.6%.
- Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning.
- Full support and induction.
- A strong and caring ethos among staff and students.
- Networking opportunities across Diverse Academies
- Salary sacrifice opportunities such as car, cycle and technology schemes.
- Staff discounts and offers on gym membership, holidays, days out, cinema tickets, restaurants and top online shopping sites including instant voucher codes.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
- Health and Wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider, eyecare vouchers for a free eye test and contribution towards glasses for display screen equipment users.
Applications
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.
Closing date: Friday 13 November 2026
Interview date: TBC
Start date: 1 January 2027
Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.
Diverse Academies Trust
Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.
We empower. We respect. We care