Kimbolton Preparatory School
Lunchtime Supervisor
Required from January 2026
(One Year Fixed Term)
Contents
• Welcome Message from the Head of Prep, Mrs Claire Petrie
and the Headmaster, Mr Will Chuter
• Recruitment of staff
• The School
• Commitment to Safeguarding
• The Department
• Duties and Responsibilities
• Person Specification
• Terms and Conditions
• Method of Application
• Notes
Welcome from the Head of Prep
I am delighted that you are interested in this important role at Kimbolton Prep
School and I hope this candidate pack answers some of the questions you may
have. At Kimbolton Prep School, we recognise how important the first years of
education are. Our vision is to provide an outstanding, modern, all-round
education that challenges children to become curious, courageous, and kind
young adults capable of making a positive impact on the world. We encourage
integrity and endeavour from the moment children join our community.
Our ethos is rooted in creating a collaborative, supportive, and inspiring
environment
for all. Kimboltonians work diligently, embrace personal
responsibility, and are willing to take risks. Our Prep School culture is
characterised by empathy, service, humour, and respect for diverse perspectives. Academic ambition
is central, but we also place great importance on the overall happiness, well-being, success and growth
of our pupils and staff.
If you would like to visit us or have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. I
look forward to hearing from you.
Claire Petrie
Head of Prep
Welcome from the Headmaster
Whether you are at the Prep, at one end of the village and our
parkland, or the Senior School, at the other, your experience at
Kimbolton will be characterised by the same educational ethos: we
value character just as much as academic achievement, and we value
kindness most of all. Our site is beautiful and safe, with room enough
for all our 1,100 pupils to roam, and we are lucky to call Kimbolton
Castle and its stunning grounds home.
The most important part of the school is, of course, its people, and you will be welcomed as an old
friend by our warm community of pupils and staff. You will find that staff here are well supported and
rewarded for their commitment to our pupils, but that what they value most is the camaraderie of
supportive colleagues who do not take themselves too seriously.
Our broad curriculum is guided by a desire to see young adults emerge with many strings to their
bows and a clear sense of the difference they want to make in the world. Expert staff, who know the
pupils as individuals and place their wellbeing first, nurture and challenge them to find their passions
and do their personal best.
Kimbolton is, first and foremost, a happy place where every child is valued. I do hope that you will
want to join our team.
Will Chuter
Headmaster
Recruitment of Staff
Kimbolton School is committed to recruiting, developing and retaining high calibre teaching and non-
teaching staff for our outstanding HMC school. All our staff, regardless of role, play an important part
in the provision of our first-class education.
Teaching Staff
We employ teachers who are conscientious, imaginative and committed to educating the whole
person. Our continuous professional development scheme provides all academic staff with an
opportunity to reflect on their practice and continue to develop their teaching and pastoral skills to
the benefit of all pupils. We expect teachers to be fully involved in the extra-curricular life of our
school too, encouraging pupils in their wider development through music, sport, drama, art, CCF,
clubs, societies and trips. Sometimes these are out-of-hours, at weekends or during school holidays.
Non-teaching Staff
Our non-teaching staff fill a wide variety of roles, both part- and full-time and some of them term-time
only. They are very much part of our wider team and contribute to, and benefit from, the happy and
positive feel of our school.
The School recognises that an important element in safeguarding our pupils is a robust recruitment
process that incorporates measures to deter, reject, or identify people who might abuse children, or
who are otherwise unsuited to work with them. In addition, recent government guidance,
“Safeguarding Children – Keeping Children Safe in Education Sept 2024, specifically Part 3”, as well as
specific guidance from the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools, help to form the basis
of school policy. For further information about Kimbolton School's commitment to Safer Recruitment,
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You will find in this Application Pack further details about this exciting opportunity to join our friendly
and enthusiastic staff team. Please refer to the Method of Application for details on how to apply.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Kimbolton Preparatory School
Job Description
Lunchtime Supervisor
Required from January 2026
One Year Fixed Term
The School
Kimbolton School is fully co-educational (currently 4-18), with both day and boarding pupils, and has
a delightful setting in the grounds of Kimbolton Castle. The School combines tradition and innovation
in its educational and academic ethos. Kimbolton has high academic standards in terms of GCSE, A
Level and university entrance, the result of the motivation and commitment of pupils and teachers
alike. There is a forward-looking and highly supportive working environment.
At our Preparatory School, the class sizes are small and our year groups all have at least two classes
so children have plenty of scope to establish a broad range of friendships while learning to integrate
newcomers with ease. Specialist teaching from the youngest of ages brings an added dimension to
learning and our enviable facilities are enhanced through regular access to the first class facilities at the
Senior School.
Teaching at Kimbolton offers many opportunities from the academic, super curricular to a vast range
of extra-curricular activities. The Common Room enjoys a reputation for its friendly and happy
working atmosphere. This post pertains to the Preparatory School (currently ages 4-11).
Further
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the School can be
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Commitment to Safeguarding
Kimbolton School is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its boarding and day
pupils, regardless of age, ability, race, culture, religion, sexuality or class. Safeguarding is integrated
into the School ethos. It is the duty of all members of staff including full-time, part-time and volunteers,
both teaching and support, to play an active role in ensuring the safety and promoting the welfare of
the children in the School’s care. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
The Department
To work within the Dining Hall at the Preparatory School during the lunchtime period supervising all
pupils from Pre-School to Year 6. Working as part of a friendly team consisting of the Chef and the
Food Service Assistants and alongside another Lunchtime Supervisor.
Duties and Responsibilities
• The main areas of responsibility will be the smooth running of the Dining Hall during the
lunchtime break, including areas where the children wait or queue for their lunch.
• A good standard of behaviour and manners is expected and it is important that this should be
maintained throughout the lunch period which should be a pleasant experience for all
concerned.
• The supervisor must act as a responsible caring adult with the health, safety, welfare of the
children always in mind and must see that the children behave sensibly at all times.
• The supervisor must be aware of how to get access to first aid equipment and to the telephone
and of the fire evacuation procedures.
• Provide comfort and immediate care in case of minor accidents and report serious incidents
to the appropriate person for action.
• To respect the confidentiality of sensitive information divulged by staff, parents/carers and
children.
• To support and contribute to the school’s responsibility for safeguarding children and to
observe Data Protection guidelines.
• To understand and comply with the school’s Safeguarding policy and guidelines.
• Understand and comply with the school’s equal opportunities and other policies.
Specific responsibilities include:
• Control lunchtime queues to dining areas as all pupils are encouraged to stand quietly whilst
waiting in line.
and a protein.
• All pupils are encouraged to have a balanced diet, so should have carbohydrates, vegetables
• Pupils with dietary requirements have coloured cubes on their trays to assist as an extra
prompt for the servers regarding allergies.
• Assist with the seating of Lower Prep pupils who sit in year groups.
• To assist pupils, where necessary, with the proper use of cutlery, drinking facilities or other
aspects of the meal, including helping Lower Prep pupils to cut up their food.
• Encourage the pupils to leave the table clean after putting trays on the shelves.
• Ensure the dining areas are left clean and tidy including sweeping the floor if necessary.
• See that any spillage is removed quickly. Ensure that a floor cloth, dustpan and brush is readily
accessible.
• See that trays are not left in dangerous places and instead placed on the racks and at the end
of service, trays are to be placed in the kitchen.
• Aim to clear all dining areas of pupils every day where possible by 1.55pm.
• Carrying out any other instructions given by the Head of the Preparatory School reasonably
falling within the remit of the post.
Timings:
• The Lunchtime Supervisor can eat their lunch at 11.30am ready for an 11.45am start.
• Lower Prep pupils (Pre-School, Reception and Years 1 and 2) arrive at 11.55am.
• Upper Prep pupils (Years 3-6) arrive at 1pm.
• Lunch should be finished by 2pm.
Person Specification
Criteria
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
Essential
Desirable
• The ability to control and
supervise young children.
• A
sense
strong
of
responsibility for children’s
safety.
• First Aid Qualification.
• Previous experience of
working with children aged
4-11.
• First Aid experience.
Personal Qualities
• Enjoy working with young
children.
• Punctual.
• Good communication skills
and
children
with
colleagues.
• Patience and the ability to
stay calm.
• Empathy with children.
• Confidentiality.
• Reliable and trustworthy.
• The ability to work as part
of a team.
Terms and Conditions
Responsible to: Senior Deputy Head, Prep School
Hours of Work: 11.25 hours per week, 33 weeks per year. Monday to Friday 11.45am to 2.00pm
Remuneration: Hourly rate of pay: £12.27
Actual salary: £4,757 (inclusive of holiday pay)
(FTE £23,926.50)
Probationary Period: 6 months
Additional benefits: Free onsite car parking; free access to a fully equipped Gym and Swimming
Pool; cycle to work scheme.
Referees: The names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional
referees are required. Referees will not be contacted without the permission of the applicant.
Method of Application
If you are interested in this position, please email a letter of application, together with the completed
Application Form to:
Human Resources, Kimbolton School, Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 0EA at
recruitment@kimboltonschool.com.
The closing date for applications is: 9.00am Monday 3rd November 2025
Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 10th November 2025
Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a
rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection relevant
evidence about candidates prior to interview. All appointments are subject to satisfactory
completion of an enhanced DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. All applicants are
requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. Please note that Kimbolton School does
not have a sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are
expected to be able to work in the UK.
Note
The post holder is required to operate within school policies and procedures, including Health and
Safety.
Kimbolton School is an equal opportunities employer.
Kimbolton School operates a No Smoking policy on the Estate.
Under the Guidelines Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education Settings
June 2005, Kimbolton School reserves the right to request age related information from the candidate.
Kimbolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants
must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. It is an offence for any
organisation to offer employment that involves regular contact with young people under the age of 18
to anyone who has been convicted of certain specified offences or included on lists of people
considered unsuitable for such work held by the Department of Education. It is also an offence for
people convicted of such offences to apply for work with young people. The successful candidate is
subject to satisfactory completion of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service
before the appointment is confirmed. This check will include details of cautions, reprimands or final
warnings as well as convictions. Further information about the Disclosure scheme can be found at
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service. All employees will be expected
to abide by the School’s Safeguarding Code of Conduct and will attend Safeguarding training.
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