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Midday Supervisor
| Posting date: | 08 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 May 2025 |
| Location: | Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2DR |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | de86dcb2-4923-4b27-bff7-979d7c7777aa |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and training
• First aid training (or willingness to complete it)
Experience
• Working with children or young people
• Working and collaborating within a team
Skills and knowledge
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively to issues that arise
• Ability to use own initiative and take action accordingly
• Effective communication with adults and children
• Ability to follow instructions from senior team members
• Ability to have a firm but fair approach to handling behaviour issues in line with the school’s policies
• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues
Personal qualities
• Commitment to supporting and understanding pupil needs
• Uphold and promote the ethos and values of the school
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Flexibility
What the school offers its staff
Training and development - including paediatric first aidEnhanced DBS check
Supportive and collaborative team
Further details about the role
Main purpose
A midday 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 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
Follow the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures
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
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Qualifications and training
• First aid training (or willingness to complete it)
Experience
• Working with children or young people
• Working and collaborating within a team
Skills and knowledge
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively to issues that arise
• Ability to use own initiative and take action accordingly
• Effective communication with adults and children
• Ability to follow instructions from senior team members
• Ability to have a firm but fair approach to handling behaviour issues in line with the school’s policies
• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues
Personal qualities
• Commitment to supporting and understanding pupil needs
• Uphold and promote the ethos and values of the school
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Flexibility
What the school offers its staff
Training and development - including paediatric first aidEnhanced DBS check
Supportive and collaborative team
Further details about the role
Main purpose
A midday 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 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
Follow the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures
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
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.