Lunchtime Supervisor

Durham County Council · Bishop Auckland, England

Lunchtime Supervisor at Durham County Council, based in Bishop Auckland, England, paying £25,614 per annum. This is a permanent role.

Salary
£25,614 per annum
Location
Bishop Auckland, England
Contract
Permanent
Posted
2 days ago
Closes
26 Oct 2026

Reference 495ca19efc4d37b089cbb6d8d04ca7b3316ece03

About the role

Required: A Lunchtime Supervisor to start October 2026 depending on DBS checks.

St. Anne’s C of E Primary and Nursery is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, energetic, caring and responsible person to join our team and supervise children during lunchtimes.

The person appointed would be expected to:
• Engage pupils in suitable games and activities on the playground.
• Encourage safe and positive play
• Support children in the lunch hall

Our school is pleasantly situated in the market town of Bishop Auckland. It is an average- sized primary school with 210 children on roll and a 26-place nursery which is popular within the local community.  

St. Anne’s C of E Primary and Nursery is a warm and happy school, where staff pride themselves on maintaining high standards of care, achievement and progress for all our pupils. 

The vacancy is open to applicants at all points in their career and of all faiths.

You can contact school on e-mail or telephone [phone removed].

Application forms can be downloaded and should be returned directly to the school via email or via post. School visits are warmly welcomed; please contact the office if you would like to arrange a tour.

St Anne’s C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with safer recruitment practice, we are unable to accept CVs.
Appointments are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and receipt of 2 references.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on 13th October 2026
Shortlisting will take place on 14th October 2026
Interviews: 16th October 2026

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details (attached).

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.  

This position is paid whole time with retainer adjustments applied to periods of school closure.  You will not be required to work during the school closure periods however your salary in these periods will be adjusted accordingly in line with the retainer regulations as specified in the National Joint Council (NJC) Green Book agreement.

St Anne’s C of E Primary School
Warwick Road
Bishop Auckland
Co Durham
DL14 6LS

[phone removed]
Email:  [email removed]
Website:  https://st-annes-pri.durham.sch.uk

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Reference: 495ca19efc4d37b089cbb6d8d04ca7b3316ece03 · Posted 2 days ago · Closes 26 Oct 2026 · Listed via Durham County Council

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