Post: Midday Supervisory Assistant Job Description
Grade: NJC Point 2 (£9.18 per hour)
Responsible to: Senior Midday Supervisor/Senior Vice Principal
Hours of work: Term Time Only: Monday to Friday 11:45am to 1:30pm.
Purpose:
To assist in the supervision of children both in the dining area and play areas to ensure the orderly conduct, welfare and safety of pupils during the lunch break.
General information:
Each Midday Supervisory Assistant will be allocated areas and/or children for whom (s)he will be responsible each day. This could vary from day to day on a rota basis. Although the area will be divided so that each Supervisory Assistant looks after a specific group or area each day (s)he must be prepared to accept a variation if any emergency calls another Midday Supervisor away. A midday may also be allocated a specific child to support during the lunchtime break.
The main areas of work responsibility will be the dining room, the playground, the field or areas of the school used during the dinner break, including areas where the children wait or queue for their meal (and the classrooms when a ‘wet break’ determines that the period is spent indoors). A high standard of behaviour is required from the children and it is important that this should be maintained throughout the dinner period which should be a pleasant time for all concerned. The Midday Supervisor must act as a responsible caring adult with the health, safety, and welfare of the children always in mind; must show conduct which commands respect; and must see that the children behave at all times sensibly and quietly.
The Assistant must be aware of how to get access to the first aid equipment, the telephone, and be aware of the First Aid procedures, emergency evacuation procedures, and safeguarding policies.
Duties:
These will be allocated by the Deputy Head Teacher and Senior Midday Supervisor in accordance with scheme of Midday Supervision for the school and will include assisting with:
1. Supervision of pupils in the dining areas and the outdoor areas.
2. Controlling queues to dining areas.
3. Supervising and supporting children on a one-to-one basis where necessary.
4. Working alongside the Play Leaders to ensure that children are engaged happily during the lunchtime break.
5. Where required, mark registers.
6. Ensure that overall arrangements for children to dine promote an orderly and pleasant meals service.
7. Ensure that any spillage is removed quickly; trays are not left in dangerous positions, and are wiped where necessary.
8. Supervise return of used trays, crockery and cutlery by the children.
9. Ensure that tables are left clean for next occupant.
10. Ensure that dining areas are left clean and tidy.
11. Arrange supervision to allow movement amongst the children within the area covered.
12. Ensure acceptable standards of behaviour are maintained inside and outside of the dining area.
13. Minimise the likelihood of children hurting themselves, others or damaging property.
14. Supervising children in classrooms in bad weather.
15. Attending training opportunities as necessary (i.e. First Aid, Safeguarding).
16. Assisting with setting up and clearing away the tables and equipment in the dining hall, working in collaboration with the catering team.
17. To be conscious of safety and safeguarding at all times, and to follow the school’s Health and Safety and Safeguarding policies.
18. Undertaking any other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities/grade of the post as defined, subject to the proviso that normally any changes of a permanent nature shall be incorporated into the job description in specific terms.
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