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Lunchtime supervisor vacancies
Job Reference Ref/29727/3840
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Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About the role
Term time only 11.45am to 1:15pm each week day.
The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, resilient, calm, patient and demonstrate a positive outlook.
An understanding or experience of how to support individuals with additional needs is desirable but not essential, we have a supportive team who will share routines and best practice with the successful candidate.
As a 1:1 MDS, your tasks during the meal would include:
supervising the child in the hall
encouraging good table manners
making sure the child’s behaviour does not become too boisterous
After the meal you would:
supervise the 1:1 child in the playground (or in the hall or classroom in wet weather)
stop any dangerous behaviour
deal with any quarrels or fights
comfort the child if they become upset
deal with minor injuries such as cuts, grazes and bruises
sometimes organise and supervise games
Skills, interests and qualities
To be a lunchtime supervisor you should have:
enjoyment of working with children and the ability to control and supervise them
patience the ability to stay calm in an emergency
good communication skills
a reasonable level of fitness
the ability to work as part of a team
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The start date for employment is as soon as possible.
We have two roles available, one as a general lunchtime supervisor, the second to begin by supporting a year 6 pupil 1:1 and then moving to a general role in September.
The role is term time only 11.45am to 1:15pm each week day.
Rate of pay: Point 2- £22366 FTE, £11.59 p/h
Further details can be found in the job description and person specification on request.
Vacancies | The Bellbird Primary School
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Please phone 01223 833216 or email the office to request an application form or ask any further questions about the post at: office@thebellbird.cambs.sch.uk
What will you be doing?
The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, resilient, calm, patient and demonstrate a positive outlook. Experience of working with children is desirable but not essential. We have a supportive team who will share routines and best practice with the successful candidate. A passion for working with and supporting children is essential.
Lunchtime supervisor duties include:
• Supervising and supporting children in the hall
• Positively managing behaviour and escalating issues as appropriate
• Supervising children in the playground (or in the classroom in wet weather)
• Using school policies and practises (induction and training given)
• Managing and seeking support when dealing with first aid issues
• Organising and supervising games focusing on enjoyment and fair play
• Monitoring and supporting the behaviour of specific individuals when requested
• Feeding back to class teachers or senior leaders as appropriate
• Working as part of a team in a rota of duties
To be a lunchtime supervisor you should have:
• enjoyment of working with children and the ability to manage and supervise them
• patience
• the ability to stay calm in an emergency
• good communication skills
• a reasonable level of fitness
• the ability to work as part of a team
• the ability to respond to training and follow procedures
As a school we can offer you:
• A full induction
• A supportive, friendly team to work with
• Clear roles and routines
• Training in CHUM CATS, our school approach to supporting friendship challenges
• Friendly and caring children who enjoy their lunchtimes
About you
This is a rolling advert which will close when the successful candidates have been recruited.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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