Lunchtime Supervisor – Lower School
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Summary
This role involves supervising pupils during lunchtime and playtime, ensuring their safety and well-being, and providing emotional support. Responsibilities include managing behavior, implementing school procedures, and contributing to safeguarding.
Key Responsibilities/Duties
- Supervising pupils junior walking to and from the refectory or supervising infant/EYFS pupils lunch in the hall
- Supervising pupils during lunch break playtime.
- Ensuring that any pupils who suffer accident or injury are dealt with appropriately and in accordance with the School’s procedures.
- Being aware of the anti-bullying policy and acting in accordance with it.
- Having due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people, and following the child protection procedures adopted by the School.
- Supervising pupil activities and behaviour, ensuring their safety and well being and providing emotional support where necessary.
- Discouraging any dangerous activities. Dealing with any unacceptable or challenging behaviour under the direction of guidelines in operation at the school.
Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills
- Child Supervision
- Safeguarding
- Child Protection
- Behavior Management
- First Aid/Injury Response
- Teamwork
Job Description
Job Title: Lunchtime Supervisor – Lower School
Reports to: Head of the Lower School
Responsibilities:
- Supervising pupils junior walking to and from the refectory or supervising infant/EYFS pupils lunch in the hall
- Supervising pupils during lunch break playtime.
- Ensuring that any pupils who suffer accident or injury are dealt with appropriately and in accordance with the School’s procedures.
- Being aware of the anti-bullying policy and acting in accordance with it.
- Having due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people, and following the child protection procedures adopted by the School.
- Supervising pupil activities and behaviour, ensuring their safety and well being and providing emotional support where necessary.
- Discouraging any dangerous activities. Dealing with any unacceptable or challenging behaviour under the direction of guidelines in operation at the school.
Safeguarding:
- The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
- Understand and implement the Child Protection Policies of the school and attend related training.
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people and ensure that all staff and volunteers share this commitment.
Other
- Participate in training and other learning activities as required, and in the Performance Appraisal and Development Review process.
- Be willing to support school trips or activities if available
- Undertakes other similar duties and activities that fall within the band and role; and any other duties as may be reasonably required by the Head of Welfare, the Bursar or the Head.
Personal Qualities
- Strong commitment to safeguarding
- Punctual
- Enjoy working with children and being part of a team
- Support the aims and ethos of [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]
- Capable of working unsupervised
- Enjoy using own initiative
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Lunchtime Supervisor – Lower School
Salary and Benefits
Salary and Working Pattern:
The salary for this post is £2,919 per annum. The Lunchtime Supervisor – Lower School is expected to work term time only, approximately 6 hours 15 minutes per week, typically Monday to Friday between 11:45–13:00 (exact hours to be agreed). Flexibility in working hours and pattern is required to meet the changing needs of the school.
Pension
Subject to meeting the qualifying conditions, support staff are eligible for the Aegon pension scheme. The school will contribute 8% if the staff contributes a minimum of 4% of their salary into the scheme. Please note that this is a defined-contribution pension scheme.
Healthcare
Staff may benefit from the school’s private healthcare plan. To join, a full-time member of staff has to contribute £100 per annum. The spouse and dependent children may also join the scheme at the prevailing corporate rate.
Lunch
Staff may enjoy a complimentary lunch in the school’s Refectory during term-time.
Salary Sacrifice Schemes
[Employer hidden] offers the Cycle to Work scheme.