Lunchtime Supervisor

Lunchtime Supervisor

Application Deadline: 29 July 2026

Department: Learning Support

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: Harborne, Birmingham, UK

Reporting To: Learning Support Assistant Manager

Compensation: £5,739 / year

Description

We are seeking two individual Lunchtime Supervisors. You will work within a small team to ensure an organised approach to meal breaks. Students should receive their meals in a timely manner, in a clean, tidy and safe environment. The college supports students with Autism and complex needs, and you will support the students over the lunchtime period assisting them with eating and personal care if needed.

Hours: 11:30 to 13:30

Pattern: Monday to Friday, term time only (39 weeks)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate the dinner queue, communicating effectively with students.
• Supervise & support learners eating meals.
• Ensure crockery, cutlery, trays and leftovers are returned by learners to relevant collection and disposal points.
• Deal with spillages in Dining Hall.
• Ensure student behaviour management and safeguarding processes are followed, reporting incidents to the duty manager or LSA manager.
• Work effectively with catering staff and learning support staff to ensure a positive lunchtime experience, including following agreed strategies with individual students where necessary.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude towards disability and assist those students who may need help.
• Any other relevant duties as directed by the line manager or Catering Manager (where appropriate).
• Attend any training and development identified by the LSA management team to support job performance or that is a QAC requirement e.g., safeguarding, equality, H&S, food hygiene.

Follow College policies and procedures as directed by the line manager.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Positive attitude towards disability.
• Ability to use judgement.
• Work as part of a team.
• Follow the Charity values.

Benefits

• Access to on-site car parking.
• Use of QAC Fitness Centre (subject to opening hours).
• Cycle to Work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Helpline (BHSF).
• Access to Education Support Free Helpline for Teachers & Education Staff.
• QAC Mental Health First Aiders & activities to support health and wellbeing.
• BHSF Benefits Package including Healthcare Plans, discounted shopping/services.
• Annual Flu vaccination/voucher.
• Access to other benefit/discount schemes (subject to charge) e.g., Blue Light Card, TOTUM (NUS), Charity Worker Discounts, Discounts for Teachers.
• Dell Advantage programme – a free programme that offers savings to students, parents and all staff at QAC – up to 20% off. https://www.dell.com/en-uk/lp/dell-advantage
• Health and Wellbeing Services (Occupational Health/Counselling).
• Free Tea/Coffee and Staff Room facilities.
• Dining Room facilities with hot/cold food (free meal provided for those supporting students at mealtimes).
• Additional discretionary concessionary/closure days as part of leave entitlement (including closure over Christmas/New Year period).
• Reward and Recognition Policy – Living the Values Awards (team & individual) and long service.
• Enhanced/Occupational paid leave e.g., maternity/paternity (subject to qualifying criteria).
• Occupational sick pay (based on length of service).
• On-site wellbeing activities (e.g., yoga, meditation).
• Support for training/CPD (study leave and/or funding).
• Flexible working arrangements including Flexible Working Policy Agreements, Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) in prior agreement with line manager.

This list is not exhaustive and may be subject to review and/or change.

Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

The College's Safeguarding Policies are available at https://link.example.com