Job Title: Lunchtime Supervisor

Hours of Work: 10 hours per week (Midday to 2pm), term time only

Reports to: Deputy Head

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Principal Role

The Headmaster and CEO of Eltham College Family of Schools seeks to appoint a Lunchtime Supervisor to work as part of a team who is responsible for supervising the dining hall to ensure that Junior and Senior School students can access lunches in a safe and orderly manner.

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Main duties

• Ensuring students enter the dining room in a safe and orderly fashion and behave appropriately when queueing for their meal;
• Reminding students to observe appropriate hygiene procedure of using hand sanitizer upon entering the hall;
• Ensuring students eating meals are seated in an orderly fashion, utilising the relevant behaviour sanctions systems or flagging behavioural concerns to an appropriate member of staff;
• Assisting the catering team to ensure there are the correct number of chairs for students and that there are sufficient settings for the number of students eating that day;
• Refilling of water jugs, attending to spillages, maintaining sufficient cutlery stocks for all users;
• Informing facilities if a student has been ill and take any affected area out of use;
• Assisting the students, as necessary, to ensure their well-being and health and safety;
• Assisting the catering team to ensure that the dining area is wiped down and left clean and tidy ready for the next sitting;
• Supervising other areas used by students during lunch times as required (e.g. outside);
• Attending INSED and other training relevant to the role;
• Carrying out any other reasonable requests, in line with the broad responsibilities of the role.

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Benefits

• Pension - non-contributory pension scheme (8% of salary), subject to the terms of the scheme;
• Life Assurance - All support staff under the age of 70 are eligible to receive this at three times their annual salary;
• Free refreshments;
• Free membership of the Eric Liddell Sports Centre;
• Interest free season ticket loans are available;
• Free flu vaccinations on site;
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme;
• Holiday pay, offered at a minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays for full time new joiners (pro-rated for part time staff), increasing with longer service’
• Enhanced sickness, maternity and paternity leave pay.

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Eltham College is a highly successful independent day school in south-east London, educating boys and girls aged 7 to 18 across both Junior and Senior Schools. The College has grown considerably over recent years: there are now over 800 students in the Senior School and around 260 pupils in the Junior School and places are heavily oversubscribed. Since 2020, girls have been able to join Years 3 and 7, mirroring the Sixth Form which has been coeducational for over 45 years. The school places an equal emphasis on academic, pastoral and co-curricular excellence and has an outstanding reputation in all three areas as well as for the friendly, unpretentious nature of daily life.

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Closing date: 8am on Tuesday 28 April 2026

Interviews will take place week commencing 4 May 2026.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Eltham College reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

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We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. Candidates will be assessed against relevant criteria only (i.e. skills, qualifications, abilities, experience).

Eltham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants undergo enhanced child protection screening relevant to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.