Pupil and Young Person Supervisor (lunchtimes)

Old Clee Primary Academy is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

Main purpose

A pupil and young person supervisor will be part of a team that is responsible for supervising pupils and the school’s premises during the midday break to ensure that the break runs effectively and that the safety and welfare of pupils is maintained.

Duties and responsibilities

Supervision
Supervise pupils in in the lunch area, playground and classrooms (for wet play)
Encourage pupils to eat their lunch and monitor those who don’t, reporting any concerns to the class teacher
Monitor pupils that aren’t engaging in play and feed back any concerns to class teachers

Organisation
Set up and put away the tables, chairs and other equipment needed for eating in the lunch area
Manage pupils’ entrance and exit from the lunch area in an orderly manner
Clean up food and water spillages

Health and safety
Observe pupils and the environment and take action to minimise any identified health and safety risks
Deliver first aid to respond to minor incidents and refer any major incidents to a qualified first aider
Record details of incidents in line with the school’s reporting procedures
Be aware of and support pupils with medical/dietary needs
Promote the school’s policy around healthy eating to pupils
Feed back concerns relating to pupils’ health and safety to a senior member of staff

Behaviour
Report any incidents of serious misbehaviour to the relevant staff member, in line with the school’s behaviour
policy
Take necessary action to minimise disruption and harm to pupils, in line with the school’s behaviour policy
Make sure children tidy up after themselves in the lunch area and when using play resources/equipment
Follow any directions from class teachers on supporting specific pupils with challenging behaviour

Play
Organise play activities to encourage pupils to play and make use of play equipment
Offer educational instruction where needed to help pupils to share play equipment
Help to resolve issues between pupils during play activities

Safeguarding
Make sure pupils remain on the school premises during the midday break
Look out for any unidentified visitors approaching the school and follow the school’s procedures for
approaching/reporting individuals

Other areas of responsibility

Read and follow the relevant school policies
Undertake training required to develop in the role

Please note: this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that a midday supervisor will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role.

An application form may be downloaded below and returned by email to Jobs@oldcleepa.co.uk.