Job Title: Lunchtime Supervisor - JC Prep
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Hourly rate: £14.43
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Part Time
Term Time only post: Yes
Advert Closing Date:28/02/2025
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Job Overview
Lunchtime Supervisor – Jersey College Preparatory School
Jersey College Prep is looking to appoint two lunchtime supervisors who are committed to ensuring the highest standards, care and safeguarding for our pupils at lunchtimes.
Hours are 1 hour a day, Monday to Friday, term time only.
The successful candidates will enjoy working as part of a team and have a firm but caring approach.
Candidates are invited to contact Mrs Precious c.precious@jcp.sch.je, Headteacher, for an informal discussion about the role.
Job Purpose
Ensure the safety and welfare of pupils during the lunch time break in and about the premises and site(s) of the school. This will involve effective supervision of pupils during the lunch time period.
Principal Accountabilities
- Provide lunch time supervision to ensure the care, safety and welfare of the pupils during the lunch break on school premises.
- Possess an awareness of relevant school policies to assist in the supervision of pupils, including health and safety requirements and safeguarding and child protection policies.
- Address any misbehaviour by pupils in line with the school’s behaviour policy.
- Set up and clear away tables and chairs in the dining areas; clean up any spillages of food and drink, sweep the floors once cleared.
- If and when required, liaise with nominated supervisor to share information, concerns and issues regarding pupils.
- Deal with, record and make appropriate decisions with regard to first aid incidents/accidents and illness to ensure the safety and welfare of pupils. Report any injuries to the relevant class teacher at the end of the lunch break.
- Where appropriate, helping young pupils at mealtimes.
- Organise activities in the event of wet weather. 2.9 Work in collaboration with lunch time supervision colleagues.
- Required to undertake training in such topic areas as:
- Communicating with Children and Managing Behaviour
- Safeguarding/Child Protection Training for Lunchtime Staff
- Responding to Bullying
- Building Positive Relationships with Children
- Initiating ‘Play’ at Lunch Time
- Managing Wet Play
- Keeping Children Safe at Lunch Time
- Health and Safety
Dimesnsions
Relevant Statistics
The ratio of Lunchtime Supervisors to pupils may vary between schools but the following is the guidance published by the Department of Education, Sport and Culture.
Table 1: Supervision Ratios (No. of Pupils to 1 Lunchtime Supervisor)
| Nursery | 1:10 |
| Reception | 1:30 |
| Key Stage 1 | 1:50 |
| Key Stage 2 | 1:75 |
| Key Stage 3 | 1:100 |
| Key Stage 4 | 1:100 |
| Key Stage 5 | 1:150 |
Please be aware that these ratios, and in particular secondary school ratios, are given as guidance only. When establishing whether ratios are adequate, individual schools will undertake a risk assessment and also give consideration to the factors highlighted in the Lunch Time Cover policy.
Qualifications
Desirable:
First Aid certificate
Experience
Essential:
Experience of working with children and young people (either paid or unpaid).
Desirable:
Experience of supervising pupils in a school environment
Knowledge
Essential:
Knowledge of basic first aid and the principle of health and safety.
Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues.
Desirable:
A knowledge and understanding of the welfare and social needs of pupils during the lunch break.
General skills / attributes
Essential:
Effective communication skills.
Ability to supervise and organise pupils.
Ability to promote calm and reassuring behaviour to pupils.
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