Meals Supervisor

Schoolsworks Academy Trust; Littlehampton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Schoolsworks Academy Trust is seeking a Midday Supervisor to oversee pupils on school premises during lunch, ensuring meals are eaten safely and behaviour remains in line with policy.

The role involves supervising groups in breaks and on visits, promoting safe play, assisting with minor incidents, and supporting safeguarding requirements. It is a term-time position with part-time hours.

Qualifications

• First Aid qualification is required.
• Experience in an educational setting preferred.
• GCSE English and Maths at grade 3-9 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils eating lunch and ensure equipment is cleared away.
• Monitor groups in playground, field, or classroom as required.
• Promote constructive play and maintain a safe environment.
• Attend to minor injuries and illnesses and seek help as needed.
• Liaise with staff and attend training sessions.
• Support safeguarding policies and equal access to learning.

Skills

First Aid

Literacy

Numeracy

Oral communication

ICT skills

Safeguarding

Teamwork

Education

GCSE English & Maths (or equivalent)

Job description

To supervise pupils who remain on the school premises during midday break, ensuring that thechildren eat meals safely and behave appropriately., The Midday Supervisor will:

Responsibilities

• supervise pupils eating their lunches, and ensure that all packed-lunch equipment is cleared away after use
• report to the Senior Midday Supervisor any child whose diet may give rise for concern
• take charge of groups of children in the playground, the field or the classroom, depending on the weather
• devise and initiate constructive play opportunities for children when required
• ensure that children remain within a safe environment, and that they play safely
• set suitable behaviour standards in line with school policy;
• help children acquire social skills;
• attend to minor accidents sustained during the midday break, and seek appropriate assistance if necessary
• attend to any pupil who becomes ill during the midday break, and again seek appropriate assistance
• report to the Senior Midday Supervisor issues concerning behaviour
• liaise effectively and professionally with staff, as required
• attend training, as required
• Maintain a professional approach at all times and 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 and support difference and ensure all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Contribute to the overall ethos, work, aims and developments of the school
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
• Attend relevant meetings as required
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
• Assist with the supervision of children out of lesson times, including before and after school and at break times and lunch times.
• Accompany teaching staff and children on visits, trips and out of school activities as required

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Midday Meals Supervisor English and Mathematics GCSE Grades 3 -9 or equivalent Grade D or above
• Experience of working in educational setting
• First Aid Qualification
• Skills Good literacy and numeracy skills Good oral communication skills Good ICT skills Knowledge & understanding of safeguarding requirements in schools Attributes Have a passion and desire to want the best for all children, as well as a belief that all children can succeed. Be an inspirational, positive, enthusiastic, professional and supportive colleague. Be proactive and have a desire to improve their own practice, whilst being open to advice, feedback and guidance from colleagues. Demonstrate excellent emotional intelligence and be able to establish excellent professional relationships with children, staff and parents. Patient, calm and friendly manner. Good organisational skills, be able to work efficiently and to meet deadlines. Respect for confidentiality

About the Employer

Schoolsworks Academy Trust is a growing multi-academy trust based in Littlehampton, currently working with eleven schools along the West Sussex coast :-

• Downsbrook Primary School
• East Preston Junior School
• Edward Bryant School
• Hawthorns Primary School
• Medmerry Primary School
• River Beach Primary School
• Rose Green Junior School
• Rustington Primary School
• Summerlea Primary School
• Westbourne Primary School
• Whytemead Primary School

We educate over 4000 pupils and employ over 550 brilliant staff. In creating Schoolsworks, our aim has been to create a partnership of schools that work together to ensure all our schools deliver a high-quality education to our young people. Our school leaders collaborate closely, combining their skills and knowledge to tackle challenges and find solutions. Sharing what works well and jointly developing good practice makes our schools stronger and more effective. We have an excellent shared services team which supports our schools with school improvement, finance, HR, IT, premises and legal issues. This enables school leaders to focus more on developing teaching and learning in their own schools.

As you will see from our advert, we are seeking an enthusiastic and energetic midday meals supervisor to join our friendly, supportive and forward-thinking school. In return, we can offer you:

Benefits and Perks

• The opportunity to thrive as part of a team supported by our core values:
• Endeavour, Belong and Succeed.
• Excellent career development opportunities.
• A happy and supportive environment where staff and children learn alongside each other.
• The chance to become part of a successful and developing team.
• Friendly and enthusiastic children who enjoy learning.
• A forward-looking school with high aspirations and standards.
• Excellent professional support and development opportunities.
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff discount portal, Continuous Professional Development and Secondments: We are committed to providing the highest quality professional development to all our employees . This includes a variety of CPD opportunities from ECT induction sessions and continuous support during the 2 year ECT programme to leadership development sessions and opportunities for further study i.e. NPQSL , HLTA or similar courses. We also aim to provide opportunities for collaboration and networking to learn from each other and embed outstanding practice in their own schools as well as secondment opportunities across all our schools.
• Flexible Working: We are committed to providing equality of opportunity in employment and to developing work practices and policies that support work-life balance. Schoolsworks recognises that there are sometimes occasions when employees may be able to work flexibly without compromising the needs of the organisation. In these circumstances this can help Schoolsworks to deliver high quality education and enable employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance.
• Mental Health First Aiders: Our mental health first aiders are here to support all our employees , connecting with colleagues who understand and promote well-being within our organisation
• Employee Assistance Programme: Access confidential counselling and support services through our free Employee Assistance Programme which supports employees and their families with a number of different, challenging situations they may be experiencing at any time.
• The Wisdom wellbeing app, available to all employees, is designed to support mental and emotional health.
• Long service recognition: We are proud to celebrate our staff members reaching service milestones such as 10 and 20 years and to show our appreciation we endeavour to award service certificates, gifts / gift cards and wellbeing days off, which vary according to length of service.
• Pension Scheme: Our pension schemes ensure that you can plan for a secure financial future. All employees are automatically enrolled on either the Teacher's Pension Scheme (TPS) or the Local Government Pension Scheme( LGPS) pension scheme.
• AVC's Salary Sacrifice: Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) provide an opportunity for employees who are members of the LGPS to pay additional contributions in order to increase their pension benefits at retirement. AVCs are an efficient way to save for retirement because they attract full tax relief.
• Vivup: Enjoy exclusive discounts and offers. Employees can access a wide variety of lifestyle benefits, e-vouchers and reloadable cards including discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, restaurants, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and day to day spending. We've also secured local offers such as discounted gym memberships.

Contract and Compensation

Contract: Permanent Hours: 12.5 hours per week, term time only, 11.15am to 1.45pm daily (38 weeks plus 5.8 weeks annual leave entitlement) Salary: NJC Grade 2, SCP 3 ,£25,614 p.a. pro rata. Actual starting salary - £7,288 p.a.