Lunchtime Supervisor (MDSA)

Malmesbury Church of England Primary School; England; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Malmesbury Church of England Primary School is seeking a committed lunchtime assistant to join our caring staff. The role covers 11:15–13:15, Monday to Friday, assisting with serving and clearing lunch for pupils from Reception to Year 6, and supporting playtime activities.

Successful applicants will shadow experienced staff and undertake safeguarding training, DBS checks, and provide satisfactory references.

Qualifications

• Excellent team worker.
• Passionate about working with children of all ages and supporting them to achieve independence.
• Can build positive relationships and relate well to a wide range of children and adults.
• Supports our values of respect, kindness, courage, creativity and love and is sympathetic to our Christian foundation.

Responsibilities

• Cover lunchtime 11:15–13:15, Monday to Friday, for planned and unplanned absences.
• Help serve food to reception children and then clear the hall.
• Work with children from Reception to Year 6 during lunchtime and playtime.
• Shadow experienced staff to learn the role and undertake safeguarding training, DBS check and references.

Skills

Team worker

Childcare passion

Relationship building

Christian values

Job description

We wish to appoint a committedand caring ‘bank’ lunchtime assistant to join our outstanding staff team. Thejob would be to cover between the hours of 11.15 and 13.15, Monday to Friday forwhen we have planned and sometimes unplanned employment absences. Thesuccessful applicant might be required to help serve food to our receptionchildren and then help clear the hall. They could also work with any of ourchildren from Reception to Year 6 supporting lunchtime and playtime. They must share ouraspiration of ‘growing together in wisdom and love; discovering life in all itsfullness’ for every child in our care.

If you were to make a successful application, wewould invite you to shadow some of our more experienced staff to show you howto complete your role. You would be required to undertake safeguarding trainingand be subject to DBS and satisfactory references.

Thesuccessful candidate will be required to carry out the main duties outlined inthe separate job description. Furthermore, we wish to appoint someone who:

• Is anexcellent team worker.
• Ispassionate about working with children of all ages and supporting them toachieve independence.
• Can buildpositive relationships and relate well to a wide range of children and adults.
• Cansupport our values of respect, kindness, courage, creativity and love and issympathetic to our Christian foundation.