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Midday Supervisor

The Vale Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4QP

This job expired on 2 October 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  With immediate effect or following a notice period

• Closing date

  2 October 2023 at 8am

• Date listed

  19 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,189.00 - £21,575.00 Annually (FTE) NJC L1b £20,441 pro rata £10.59 Term Time Mon to Fri per hour 11.15am – 1pm

Midday Supervisor job summary

Early Years Midday Supervisor

The Vale Academy are
currently recruiting for an Early Years Midday Supervisor to support the Head
of School, SLT and Safeguarding/Behaviour Manager during lunchtimes to ensure
the smooth running of the canteen meals, packed lunches and the supervision of
children at play. We are looking for someone who will be an essential part of
school life and will be a valuable asset to the school organisation. 

If you are looking to work
with children in a fun and engaging way, come and join us at The Vale
Academy! 

Key Duties

• Developing, planning
  and organising play activities for children 


• Using play activities
  to help children to develop socially and emotionally


• To support and monitor
  pupils at play


• To engage in activities
  and encourage children to play within lunchtimes


• To assist in the
  lunchtime supervision of pupils to ensure that meals
  are completed on time in a safe and hygienic setting


• Maintain consistent
  standards of pupil behaviour at all times during the school day.


• Report behaviour
  observations to a teacher in order for them to maintain the academy’s
  standard of discipline and behaviour


• Work to academy
  policies to maintain a safe environment for pupils and other staff


• Work safely and
  encourage safe behaviour from pupils


• Supporting and
  encouraging pupils to follow good hygiene practice and manners


• Be able to fit in with
  the ethos of the school and its ways of working


• Be able to work under
  specific instructions from Principal, Vice Principal and Safeguarding and
  Behaviour Manager

 

The successful candidate will

• Have excellent
  communication skills and be able to liaise with all staff and children


• Be prepared to work
  unaffected by children with disabilities and be positive at all time


• Be empathetic and make
  good working relationships with children 


• Be a key member of the
  support team and be expected to support the values and ethos of the
  school 


• Adhere to all school
  policies and safeguarding 


• Practical experience of
  Health and Safety policy implementation 


• Good communication
  skills


• Experience of helping
  devising and implementing activities for 5-11year olds

• Understanding knowledge
  and commitment to Equality and Diversity


• Ability to maintain confidentiality 

Job Specifics

Start Date: With immediate effect or following a notice period.

Salary: NJC L1b 2 £20,441 pro rata £10.59 per hour

Contract: Permanent,
Part-time, Term-time and 5 INSET days,
Monday – Friday 11.15am – 1pm

The Trust reserves the
right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the
safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to
share this commitment.  Applicants must
be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post
including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We
are an equal opportunities employer. The Trust reserves the right to interview
and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set
out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and
colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding
is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting
children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or
development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with
the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all
children to have the best outcomes.”

The
definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.

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About The Vale Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 602 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Vale Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-vale-academy

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