Lunchtime Supervisor

Courthouse Green Primary School; Coventry; On-site; GBP 5,900 - 6,000; Part time

Job summary

Courthouse Green Primary School is seeking a Lunchtime Supervisor to provide safe and orderly supervision during lunch and play periods. You will support children with meals, help maintain hygiene, and assist with preventing incidents in a busy school environment.

This role involves supervising pupils, supporting very young or less able learners with eating skills, and following safeguarding procedures. The position is 10 hours per week across 38 weeks per year.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils in the dining hall, playground areas and school premises to maintain order and discipline according to school guidelines.
• Ensure pupils wash hands before lunch where appropriate and assist them to do so when necessary.
• Arrange an orderly start to lunch, seating, and monitor meal choices (hot food or sandwiches).
• Assist pupils in collecting food trays and serving meals as needed.
• Support very young or less able pupils with developing eating skills.
• Supervise and assist pupils to return waste food, plates and cutlery to appropriate points.
• Carry out ancillary duties such as wiping tables and cleaning spillages.
• Act as carer for sick children until medical assistance or guardian collects them; record major incidents as required.
• Organise playground/indoor activities and manage inclement weather scheduling.
• Follow fire and evacuation procedures and check pupils are safe.
• Assist with setting up/packing away tables, chairs, playground equipment or other equipment.
• Clear play areas of rubbish and lunch-related items at end of play.
• Attend training and meetings as required.
• Report safeguarding or health concerns to line manager promptly.

Job description

Hours

10 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Salary

Grade 1, Point 3

£25,614 FTE £5,852 pro rata

Reporting to

Headteacher, Lunchtime Manager/Supervisor and in co-operation with the catering team.

Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Purpose

To provide an efficient lunchtime supervision service, ensuring the safety, welfare and good behavior of the children at all times, in accordance with school policies and procedures.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervising pupils in the dining hall, playground areas and school premises ensuring an acceptable level of order and discipline is maintained according to the guide-lines set by the school.
• Ensuring, where appropriate, that pupils have washed their hands prior to lunch and assisting them to do so when necessary.
• Arranging an orderly start to lunch including arranging seating and maintaining order whilst children are waiting. Ensuring children are having the correct meal - ie hot food or sandwiches.
• Assisting pupils in the collection of food trays and plates and in the serving of meals and food where necessary.
• Assisting very young or less able pupils in developing eating skills.
• Supervising and assisting pupils to return waste food, plates and cutlery to the appropriate points.
• Undertaking, ancillary duties including the wiping of tables, cleaning of spillages (e.g. food, vomit).
• Act as carer for sick children until appropriate qualified medical assistance is available and/or until parent or guardian collects sick child. Ensure any major incidents are recorded in line with school procedures.
• Organising activities for pupils in the playground and, where necessary, indoors or when there is inclement weather.
• Follow fire and evacuation procedures and check pupils are safe.
• Assisting with setting up and putting away tables, chairs, playground equipment or any other equipment, as directed.
• Clearing the play areas of rubbish, lunchboxes, clothing and equipment at the end of play.
• Attend training and meetings as required.
• Report any concerns about accidents, health, safety and child protection issues immediately to line manager.
• behaviour in accordance with school polices.
• And any other duties and responsibilities within the range of the salary grade.

Safeguarding

• To ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or if appropriate to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders
• To be aware of systems which support safeguarding and following the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy
• To identify students who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders
• To consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child
• To protect students from maltreatment; preventing impairment of student’s health or development; ensuring that students grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
• To take action to enable all students to have the best outcomes

Other Specific Duties

• To continue personal development as agreed
• To engage actively in the performance review process
• Establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with staff, parents and students
• Uphold the high standards of the school in all communications.
• Adhere to the schools policies.
• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task to be undertaken may not be identified
• Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description
• Employees are expected to adhere to Courthouse Green’s Primary School agreed Code of Conduct
• The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition

This job description does not form part of the contract of employment. The job description will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subjected to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post.

This job description is current at the date shown but in consultation with the post holder may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time

Triumph Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.