Breaktimes Support Assistant

Oak Grove College; Worthing; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Oak Grove College in Worthing is seeking Breaktimes Support Assistants to help supervise break and lunchtime for students, promoting social development and a positive healthy lifestyle.

You will work indoors and outdoors, support safety and well-being, and collaborate with staff to release others for breaks. Training will be provided; prior experience with students with complex learning needs is preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting students with safety and well-being and actively encouraging play.
• Ability to supervise playtime indoors and outdoors and engage with students.
• Ability to release staff for breaks and work with colleagues across settings.
• Fluency in English and good communication with pupils and staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise students during breaktime and lunchtime, indoors and outdoors.
• Engage with students to promote social development and self-esteem.
• Support staff by releasing them for breaks and assisting in classrooms.
• Support students with attention to safety and well-being, encouraging play.

Skills

Student supervision

Student engagement

1:1 support

Classroom support

Safety awareness

Behaviour management

Flexible working

Teamwork

Fluent English

Manual handling

Job description

Breaktimes Support Assistants form an important part of our staffteam, enhancingthe lunchtime experience for our students to ensure that the social developmentof all is promoted, alongside a positive attitude to a healthy lifestyle.

Weare looking for individuals with some of the following skills, knowledge andexperience:

• Ability to supervise students during playtime, both indoor and outdoor
• Abilityto engage with students and promote their social development and self esteem
• Abilityto supervise students 1:1 at breaktime and lunchtime
• Abilityto work in a classroom to release staff for their breaks
• Experience in supporting students giving careful attention to safety andwell-being and actively encouraging play
• Understandingof behaviour issues and strategies to manage them
• Capacityto work flexibly across range of student settings
• Effectiveteam working
• Fluencyin English
• Abilityto work with staff to support with Manual Handling issues

A programme of support and training willbe offered. Attendanceon some training days would be required.Prior experience with students with complex learning needs ispreferred but not essential as a programme of support and training will beoffered.