MDSA

Do you enjoy supporting and communicating with children and the wider school community?

Do you thrive working as part of a team? Are you committed to developing and supporting children to thrive? If your answer is yes, then Bassett Green Primary School is the place for you.

We are looking to appoint somebody to join our hard working and supportive team of Lunchtime Supervisors, ensuring the safety, welfare and positive conduct of children during the lunchtime period.

The Role Involves

• Helping to set up, organise and supervise our pupils during lunch times in the hall, outside play areas, and inside during wet play.
• Encouraging positive behaviour at all times and addressing any behaviour concerns in line with our school policy.
• Encouraging good manners and supporting healthy eating.
• Ensuring the safety and welfare of all our pupils at all times.
• Supervising and supporting play activities and encouraging children to participate in lunchtime activities.
• Promoting independence, equality, fair play and excellent behaviour within the ethos of the school.
• Other lunchtime duties, including some cleaning and clearing away of tables.

We Can Offer You

• A supportive and committed team of staff.
• A vibrant, multi-cultural working environment.
• The chance to make a real impact and change the life chances of children in our community.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

As part of a team, to ensure the safety, welfare and good conduct of children during the lunchtime period both whilst eating lunch and playing, to improve children's enjoyment of lunchtimes.

Key Accountabilities

• To supervise pupils in the dining hall, outdoor play areas, classroom or other areas of the school as directed.
• To encourage positive behaviour and to deal with any problems arising from unruly behaviour or other breaches of the school's behaviour policy, reporting incidents to class teachers and serious issues to senior members of staff.
• To encourage pupils to eat in a socially acceptable manner and to behave sensibly and quietly in the dining area.
• To assist with ancillary duties such as clearing up spillages and ensuring that tables are clean and clear as directed.
• To ensure that school security regulations are upheld.
• To provide welfare support to the children in the school. This may include undertaking minor first aid duties (if trained) and assisting children with personal hygiene.
• To promote and encourage active and constructive outdoor play, adapting this according to the needs of the children; encourage children to play and/or interact with each other safely and sociably.
• To ensure that play equipment is available, usable and safe and is returned and correctly stored after use; to maintain records showing the activities that children have participated in.
• To encourage and promote good behaviour and the social and emotional development of the children.
• To liaise with other Lunchtime MDSA's and work productively as part of a team to ensure that lunchtime is enjoyable, safe and orderly.