Lunchtime Supervisor

Ashcombe Primary School; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Ashcombe Primary School is seeking a Lunchtime Supervisor to help children make the most of their day by supervising lunch and playground activities, modelling positive interactions and leading play. You will work within our OPAL Play approach, support children across zones, monitor safety and equipment, and extend play with loose parts, helping children build friendships and self-regulation.

Full training will be provided and we value a caring, collaborative team spirit within our school

Qualifications

• Supervising children during lunch and playground time.
• Modelling and encouraging positive interaction between children.
• Leading play and fostering inclusive activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise children during lunch and on the playground.
• Model and encourage positive interaction and help build relationships.
• Lead play and organise activities across zones using loose parts and resources.
• Monitor safety, equipment and supervise the play environment.
• Administer first aid if required and extend play opportunities as needed.

Skills

Play supervision

Teamwork

First aid

Play facilitation

Job description

About this Role

School lunchtimes are 20% of a child's week so the post offers the chance to help children really make the most of their day.

Duties will include supervising children eating their lunch and on the playground, modelling and encouraging positive interaction between them and leading play. Lunchtime Supervisors play a key role in supporting children to enjoy positive playtime and in learning how to build new relationships

At Ashcombe we use OPAL Play to enhance our lunchtime play. OPAL Play is fundamental for children to learn to self-regulate through practise, trust and freedom and our lunchtime supervisors are fundamental to the success of this fantastic scheme. OPAL play knows how important a happy, challenging and play based lunchtime makes for a successful day at school. By joining our Play Team you will be helping our school family build their communication skills, teamwork and build their imagination. An OPAL Play lunchtime supervisor supports the children play safely with different equipment in all of our play zones. Your role will be like a play worker to help nurture creative games and activities with a range of loose parts and resources. We allow all of the children to mix year groups in the different zones operating over the whole school grounds. The lunchtime supervisors monitor their zone playing with the children, monitoring safety and equipment, administering first aid if required and extending the play.

Our children love this school and the successful candidates will join a thriving and exciting school community where relationships, school identity and team spirit are strong. We really look out for each other.

Full training and support will be given to the successful applicant.

Ashcombe Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS Barred List and DBS Disclosure check and satisfactory references. We welcome applications from all section of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.