Midday Superisor
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 July 2025 |
| Location: | Matlock |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | QEGSMAT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
PURPOSE OF THE POST
Purpose:
• Supervise and ensure the safety and well-being of pupils during lunchtimes;
• Prepare dining area before and after lunchtime;
• Support children with indoors and outdoor play activities;
• Work under the general director of the Senior Midday Supervisor/Headteacher;
Key tasks whilst in the dining area:
• Assist/supervise pupils with general hygiene before and after eating lunch;
• Organise queueing and movement of children around school and to the playground, ensuring good behaviour and a calm atmosphere;
• Always encourage positive behaviour and good manners;
• Encourage pupils to try new and healthy food and eat a balanced meal, including those with a packed lunch;
• Be aware of pupils on special or restricted diets for medical reasons from information provided at the School;
• Assist pupils with cutting up food, pouring liquids etc, where necessary;
• Encourage social skills and good table manners
• Ensure safety with knives and forks;
• Ensure pupils tidy/clear up in a satisfactory manner;
• Clean up spillages when required;
• Deal with any basic first aid and medical support;
• Share responsibility with other Midday Supervisors over lunchtime;
Key tasks whilst on the playground and around school are to:
• Collect Pupils from classrooms;
• Ensure pupils are appropriately dressed;
• Supervise children and ensure they do not leave the playground without permission
• Check on any persons without permission/School I.D
• Interact with children, encouraging positive play and communicate with them both inside and outside in the event of wet playtimes, ensuring playground equipment is ready and available;
• Ensure safety and wellbeing, providing emotional support where necessary;
• Be aware of changes in friendships, encourage socialising, play & prevent bullying etc;
• Discourage any dangerous activities;
• Report incidents of persistent poor behaviour to the senior Midday Supervisor/Headteacher;
• Attend to minor accidents or to pupil who become ill;
• Report to first aid if accident occurs or if pupils fall ill;
• Monitor pupil behaviour, deal with unacceptable or challenging behaviour appropriately and in accordance with behaviour policy or any other guidance;
• Ensure orderly return to class at the end of lunch period, always modelling positive behaviour, and lead by example;
Purpose:
• Supervise and ensure the safety and well-being of pupils during lunchtimes;
• Prepare dining area before and after lunchtime;
• Support children with indoors and outdoor play activities;
• Work under the general director of the Senior Midday Supervisor/Headteacher;
Key tasks whilst in the dining area:
• Assist/supervise pupils with general hygiene before and after eating lunch;
• Organise queueing and movement of children around school and to the playground, ensuring good behaviour and a calm atmosphere;
• Always encourage positive behaviour and good manners;
• Encourage pupils to try new and healthy food and eat a balanced meal, including those with a packed lunch;
• Be aware of pupils on special or restricted diets for medical reasons from information provided at the School;
• Assist pupils with cutting up food, pouring liquids etc, where necessary;
• Encourage social skills and good table manners
• Ensure safety with knives and forks;
• Ensure pupils tidy/clear up in a satisfactory manner;
• Clean up spillages when required;
• Deal with any basic first aid and medical support;
• Share responsibility with other Midday Supervisors over lunchtime;
Key tasks whilst on the playground and around school are to:
• Collect Pupils from classrooms;
• Ensure pupils are appropriately dressed;
• Supervise children and ensure they do not leave the playground without permission
• Check on any persons without permission/School I.D
• Interact with children, encouraging positive play and communicate with them both inside and outside in the event of wet playtimes, ensuring playground equipment is ready and available;
• Ensure safety and wellbeing, providing emotional support where necessary;
• Be aware of changes in friendships, encourage socialising, play & prevent bullying etc;
• Discourage any dangerous activities;
• Report incidents of persistent poor behaviour to the senior Midday Supervisor/Headteacher;
• Attend to minor accidents or to pupil who become ill;
• Report to first aid if accident occurs or if pupils fall ill;
• Monitor pupil behaviour, deal with unacceptable or challenging behaviour appropriately and in accordance with behaviour policy or any other guidance;
• Ensure orderly return to class at the end of lunch period, always modelling positive behaviour, and lead by example;