Lunchtime Supervisor

Langdale Primary School; Minworth; Presencial; GBP 22.000 - 27.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Langdale Primary School is seeking a Lunchtime Supervisor to provide care for pupils during the school lunch break. The role involves escorting children to and from the dining room, supervising meals, and ensuring a safe, clean dining area.

The post is term-time only, permanent, with grade 2, SP 3 pay and a 5-hour week schedule (12:00–13:00). Langdale places safeguarding at the heart of its work and expects staff to support the school ethos.

Formación

• Experience and commitment to safeguarding children.
• Ability to supervise and coordinate pupils during lunch breaks.

Responsabilidades

• Escort children to and from the dining room.
• Supervise children before, during and after the meal.
• Maintain hygiene and safe use of dining room equipment.
• Set up and clear away dining room furniture and equipment.
• Monitor play in the playground and ensure safety and order.

Descripción del empleo

Vacancy - Lunchtime Supervisor

Do you love Skipping? Will you join in with what time is it Mr Wolf? Can you co-ordinate play? Langdale Primary School are seeking to appoint a fun, caring and passionate Lunchtime Supervisor to join our team. This role is integral to supporting the vision of the school in improving the standards at all levels. Further details on the duties associated with this role can be found below and in the supporting application pack. We would welcome any prospective candidate who applies.

Contracted hours: 5 hours per week, 12:00-1:00pm

Contract type: Term time only, permanent.

Pay grade: Grade 2, SP 3

Annual Pay: £24,796 FTE

Statement of Purpose

To work under the direction and instruction of senior staff to provide the care of the children during the school lunch break.

Supervision of Pupils

Where the children dine away from the school, escorting them to and from the school dining room.

Supervision of children before, during and after the meal, including the supervising of children to

deposit leftover food from plates into receptacles provided.

Supervision of children bringing sandwiches - to oversee that the debris left by children with

packed lunches are removed/cleaned.

Summoning help, where necessary, in case of injury or illness and providing basic first aid for

minor injuries.

Support to Pupils

Assisting the children with their table manners and use of cutlery, and assisting with the cutting of

meat etc for smaller children.

Patrolling the playground and "out of bounds" areas regularly.

Organising games and activities and resources.

Responsibility for ensuring that the dining room equipment is hygienically maintained.

Setting up and clearing away dining room equipment such as chairs and tables

Help to maintain a safe working environment for pupils and staff by continuously monitoring dining and general circulation areas for food/drink spillages and taking prompt and effective action to deal with any such hazards in accordance with local procedures.

Support to School (this list is not exhaustive and should reflect the ethos of the school)

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of, support and ensure equal opportunities for all.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Assist with pupil needs as appropriate during the school day.

Note 1:

In addition to the ability to perform the duties of the post, issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children will need to be demonstrated these will include:

• Motivation to work with children and young people.
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
• Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and
• Attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline.

Langdale Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and other relevant safeguarding information that may make them unsuitable to work with children.

It is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity.

A copy of the schools Safeguarding Policy can be viewed here: https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/langdaleprimarynewcastle/UploadedDocument/3997ed4b-3ed5-43f1-83d7-44e89f6d7805/langdale-primary-school-safeguarding-policy-2023-24.pdf

If you are successful in being shortlisted for this post, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence.