Midday Meals Supervisor (3 posts)
Overview
Working as a member of the midday meals supervisory play team, you will ensure that all our children have meaningful lunchtime play every day. You will work as a member of the midday meals supervisory play team to support our creation of a safe and stimulating outdoor environment providing social, active and creative play experiences for all. The midday meals supervisory play team is responsible for ensuring that all our children have a pleasant eating experience at lunch time, while maximising the time they can spend outside playing. You will support all our children as they visit the dining hall and are responsible for clearing and cleaning the hall to a state ready for use (eg for PE, school assemblies) in the afternoon.
Working with children is demanding and requires stamina and resourcefulness. This post will require physical effort, such as walking on uneven surfaces (slopes, sand) and moving ‘loose parts’ materials, containers and furniture.
As a school, we are undertaking and starting to develop the Opal Play programme.
Personal attributes
- Enjoy working with children in the junior age range (age 7 to 11 years)
- Positive and supportive attitude towards children of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.
- Confident in working with children and able to influence and negotiate with children from Year 3 (7 years old) to Year 6 (11 years old).
- Strong teamwork skills; enjoy being part of a team, supportive, flexible and reliable.
- Practical, solutions driven.
- Friendly, approachable and caring manner.
- Dependable, with good time keeping.
- Willingness to try new things and work outside comfort zone.
Salary & Benefits
Grade 3
6 hours 15 minutes per week (11.55am to 1.10pm) for 39 weeks
Location
Dronfield Junior School
School Lane
Dronfield
Derbyshire
S18 1RY
Supporting documents
- Midday Meals Supervisor Job Description
- Midday Meals Supervisor Person Specification
- Letter to Applicant
- Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy Sept 2024
Deadline and how to apply
The deadline for this job is Sunday 13th October 2024.
Please apply for this job through Derbyshire County Council website.
Play Worker (3 posts) (derbyshire.gov.uk)
Job reference: JOB/24/03439