Lunch Time Assistant

Shibden Head Primary Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 2ND

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £2,717.24 - £2,803.16 Monthly

Lunch Time Assistant job summary

Purpose of the role

To care for the children during the lunch time break including; effective supervision of children and supporting their learning through play by preparing, providing and overseeing suitable activities in an appropriate environment.

Main Duties

Provide support during play periods

To ensure the supervision, security, welfare and appropriate conduct of children during the mid-day break, enforcing the expected standard of school discipline and having regard to School/Trust policies and procedures and any special or educational needs.

To supervise and support children at play ensuring their safety and access to learning.

To encourage children to interact with others and engage in play activities.

To encourage children to act independently and develop independence, as appropriate.

To establish good relationships with children, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs

To organise games/activities for groups of children, skipping, ball games etc during indoor and outdoor play.

To encourage children to learn new games and participate in them

To support the teacher in managing children’s behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate.

To implement the school’s behaviour policy in a fair and consistent manner.

To attend to minor First Aid needs of children in accordance with school policy including completion of relevant paperwork and seeking assistance for any serious accidents.

To liaise closely with colleagues on the welfare and discipline of pupils as required.

The play environment

To prepare play equipment ready for the correct times

To encourage children to use equipment with respect and to return equipment

To ensure that the Health and safety of children is observed at all times

To be aware of potential risks

To ensure children are appropriately dressed for the weather conditions

During indoor play times ensure that activities are appropriate for the space being used.

To maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment for all children.

The dining room /eating areas

To supervise children in the dining area, including the hygiene of children in the dining area. This will include hand washing, encouraging children to eat the food, use cutlery correctly and insisting on and modelling good table manners

To be aware of children on special diets and to support these children with eating the correct food which meets their needs

To be aware of potential risks and take action to remove them and/or report as necessary

To supervise the clearing of tables, cleaning of spillages and stacking/scraping of plates and cutlery

Fulfill wider professional responsibilities

Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the School and the Trust.

Develop effective professional relationships with governors, colleagues, families knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support.

To be willing and able to be part of a team of first aiders/fire wardens as may be required.

Communicate effectively with pupils, school staff and visitors.

To participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

Personal and professional conduct

All Focus Trust staff are expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct. The following statements define the behaviour and attitudes which set the required standard for conduct throughout a career with the Trust.

All Staff must uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside the School, by:

- treating governors, pupils, staff, parents and visitors with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to an adult working in an School environment;

- having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being, in accordance with statutory provisions;

-showing tolerance of and respect for the rights of others;

-not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and

beliefs; and

-ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit pupils’ vulnerability or might lead them to break the law.

All staff working in the Focus-Trust must have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the School and the Trust, and maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality.

All staff must have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks which set out their professional duties and responsibilities; and within the policies, handbooks and guidelines of the School and of the Focus-Trust.

General

The post holder will:

Be expected to actively support the work and ethos of the Focus-Trust.

Be expected to undertake such additional duties as may reasonably be requested by the Principal/Headteacher or their representative.

Respect confidentiality of staff, pupils, families and visitors and not breach this trust. Any breaches of confidentiality must be reported to the Principal/Headteacher immediately.

Participate in arrangements for appraisal and in the identification of areas in which s/he would benefit from training and undergo such training.

Comply with and support all policies related to equal opportunities, child protection and safeguarding of children and colleagues.

This job description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive, and it may, after consultation with the post holder be subject to modification and amendment in accordance with Trust’s procedures.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Shibden Head Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 405 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Shibden Head Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
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Shibden Head is one of three schools serving the village of Queensbury, on the outskirts of

Bradford. Queensbury is one of the highest parishes in England, with views to the hills of Brontë

Country and the Yorkshire Dales to the north and north-west. We have just over 400 primary

aged pupils, the majority of whom are of White British heritage. We converted to an academy

on 1st March 2013, joining Focus-Trust. We are delighted by the level of highly skilled professional

support and challenge that Focus-Trust provides, as together we strive for higher standards.

When you visit us, you will find children who are happy to be in school. We have a reputation

for being friendly and welcoming with an exceptionally hardworking team of staff. Pupil

behaviour is a strength and a rich curriculum, good quality teaching and learning combine to

make this a rewarding and exciting place to be.

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