General Information

The role is 6.25hrs per week, Monday to Friday to cover the school lunch period.   You will join our already experienced team of Midday Supervisors.  The role is to support a child on a 1:1 basis and is fixed term until the funding ends.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Control queues to dining areas
• See that the overall arrangement of children to dine promotes an orderly and pleasant meals service
• Ensure that spillage is removed quickly
• Assist pupils, where necessary, with proper use of cutlery, drinking facilities or other aspects of their midday meal
• Encourage children to leave their table clean
• Ensure the dining areas are left clean and tidy
• Arrange your supervision so that you move around amongst the children within the area you are covering
• Ensure acceptable standards of behaviour are maintained
• Engage the children in activities once the meal service is over
• Regularly rotate activities on offer to the children
• Promote the inclusion of all pupils
• Ensure all pupils return to their classrooms at the end of lunchtime
• Ensure the health, safety and welfare of pupils is always maintained
• Provide comfort and immediate care in case of minor accidents, and report serious incidents to the appropriate person for action
• Deal with immediate problems or emergencies in accordance with the academy’s policies and procedures
• Respect the confidentiality of sensitive information divulged by staff, parents/carers and pupils
• Always maintain confidentiality and to observe Data Protection guidelines
• Contribute to the overall ethos, aims and works of the school
• To understand and comply with the schools and local authority child protection policies and guidelines
• Participate in appropriate school-based meetings and training activities
• Review and develop own professional practice by attending relevant courses and provide feedback to colleagues
• Carrying out any other instructions given by the Senior Midday Supervisor and/or Senior Leadership Team