Midday Supervisor Assistant at Hamworthy Primary Schools

Dorset Council; Poole; On-site; GBP 2,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational authority is seeking a Midday Assistant for Hamworthy Primary Schools to support children during lunchtime. The ideal candidate will work effectively in a team, show initiative, and possess good food hygiene knowledge. The role includes serving meals and supervising children. This position offers excellent CPD opportunities and pension scheme eligibility, with a salary of £24,796 to £25,185 pro rata.

Benefits

Excellent CPD opportunities

In-house teaching school

Access to health and wellbeing resources

Free eye tests and glasses contribution

Pension scheme eligibility

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and committed to working with children.
• Ability to encourage positive behavior among children.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the hall and serve hot food to children.
• Supervise children during lunch and maintain a safe environment.

Skills

Good knowledge of food hygiene

Positive and caring manner

Proactive and shows initiative

Job description

Role: Midday Assistant

School: Hamworthy Primary Schools (Twin Sails Infant School & Nursery and Hamworthy Park Junior School)

Hours: Term Time only plus 3 additional days, 38.6 working weeks per year. 1 hour per day, midday to 1pm. Monday to Friday. Salary: Grade C (3 to 4) £24,796 to £25,185 per annum, pro rata Hourly Rate: £12.85 to £13.05 Actual Salary 5 hours: from £2,848.19 per annum

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed persons to join our friendly lunchtime team at Hamworthy Primary Schools. You will need to be self-motivated and enjoy working with children, to encourage positive behaviour. The role will include either: preparation of the hall, serving of hot food and supervision of children whilst they are eating their hot school meals or packed lunch in the classroom, Or supervising pupils at lunchtime in our Nursery.

Further Information

We Are Seeking a Professional Individual Who

• will work effectively alongside & under the direction of, the Midday Supervisor
• proactive and shows initiative in a job role where no two days are the same
• has good knowledge of food hygiene
• has a positive, caring manner, with high aspirations for the achievements of all pupils
• enjoys contributing to a supportive, dynamic team

We Can Offer You

• excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• in-house teaching school
• an individual induction programme supported by a mentor
• networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
• eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
• opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
• access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
• access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
• free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members

We warmly welcome visits to the school, or please feel free to call the school if you have any questions regarding this position. If you would like to arrange this, please contact the school reception on 01202 672377

About Us

Twin Sails Infant School & Nursery and Hamworthy Park Junior School are part of the Hamworthy Primary schools Federation. Both schools are four-form entry and set in beautiful surroundings, overlooking Poole Bay. Our caring, nurturing ethos underpins everything that we do. We all believe that every child deserves the very best education and a wealth of opportunities to achieve their full potential, and as a team we strive to achieve this.

‘Every Child, Every Day, Every Possibility.’

Twin Sails Infant School & Nursery and Hamworthy Park Junior School are part of Hamwic Education Trust (HET). HET is a large, fast-paced Trust with currently 35 academies across the South Coast. Linked to 6 community-based partnerships, there are 32 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school ‘All about the Child’ At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children. ‘What about Sam’ Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.