Lunchtime and After School Club Playleader

Bowes Primary School, London, N11 2HL

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,798.00 - £17,052.00 Annually (FTE)

Lunchtime and After School Club Playleader job summary

Report To: Senior Leadership Team, Lunchtime and After School Club Manager.

Main purpose

A Lunchtime and After School Club Playleader will be part of a team that is responsible for supervising pupils and the school’s premises during lunchtime, and After School Club to ensure that the break runs effectively and that the safety and welfare of pupils is maintained.

Duties and Responsibilities

Supervision

Supervise pupils in in the lunch area, playground and classrooms (for wet play);

Encourage pupils to eat their lunch and monitor those who do not, reporting any concerns to the class teacher.

Monitor pupils that are not engaging in play and feed back any concerns to class teachers.

Organisation

Manage pupils’ entrance and exit from the lunch hall/club in an orderly manner;

Clean up any food and water spillages;

Plan and deliver age-appropriate activities and experiences to support pupils’ development;

Set up and put away the tables, chairs and other equipment needed for the After School Club activities, as and when required.

Health and safety

Make sure all food is prepared in line with health and safety standards and that the dietary requirements of pupils are met;

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 concern 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/senior leaders 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

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;

Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies;

Work with the DSL to promote the best interests of pupils, including sharing concerns where necessary;

Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school.

Other areas of responsibility

Read and follow the relevant school policies;

Undertake training required to develop in the role;

Any other duties within the scope of this function as directed by the Headteacher.

Please note: this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that a Lunchtime Playleader will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role.

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.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Bowes Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 506 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Bowes Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bowes-primary-school (opens in new tab)

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

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