Job Introduction
St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School
Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant
Closing date: 16/06/2025 at 12:00
Contract/Hours: Permanent Contract, Part-time
Salary Type: Support Staff
Salary Details: Support Staff Band A - actual pay approximately £3581 (£23556 FTE)
Salary Pro-Rata: £3581
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 11:45am to 13:15pm, 7.5 hours per week, term time only plus one week of inset training days
Location of Role: St Michaels CE (Controlled) Infant School
Job/Person Summary
“Learning together with love at the centre.”
St. Michael’s CE (Controlled) Infant School, Aldershot is a popular three-form entry school tucked away in beautiful grounds.
We are looking to appoint a Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant who is warm, caring and adaptable to supervise and support a class of 30 children during their lunchtime period. The role is in term time including Inset Training Days, Monday to Friday, 11:45 to 13:15. The role will involve liaising with the line manager, class teacher, support staff and school kitchen staff. The duties will include:
Supervision of eating activities:
· Direction and monitoring of food intake. · Assisting pupils with food consumption (i.e. cutting food for children). · Aiding children opening cartons/pots of food. · Cleaning spillage and surfaces. · Supervising disposal of foodstuffs.
Pupil Supervision:
· Supervision of pupils, including movement around the school premises, in the playground and in classroom during playtimes and intervening, where appropriate, in managing pupil behaviour in order to maintain good order, and to ensure pupils health, safety · Promotion of ‘Positive Play’ ensuring productive lunch time activities for pupils. · Ensuring pupil hygiene – washing hands and toileting, cleaning pupils when dirty/soiled and arranging a change of clothes. · Basic first aid (grazes etc.) and recording of accidents, maintaining appropriate records. · Reporting any significant behavioural incidents over the lunch time period and referring significant behavioural issues to the Senior Supervisory Assistant/ or senior school manager. · Ensuring confidentiality of dealings in school and follow school policies and legislation including our Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding Policy · Supporting pupils, where necessary undertaking basic skills e.g. doing up coats, buttons, shoes etc.
The appointment is required to start on 1 July 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter subject to satisfactory pre employment checks.
We have a very committed staff team who love their roles within school. Our Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant staff are a vital part of our team and contribute to the impact of the children’s experience in school.
Experience of working in a similar role would be ideal, however those applicants who have suitable qualities in engaging with children and the willingness to learn will be considered.
We can offer you
- enthusiastic, respectful and kind children
- a welcoming, supportive and experienced team
If you
- are positive, calm, patient and caring in your approach to children
- are motivated by supporting children to make progress
- can be flexible and use your own initiative
- have a good understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding
- have the ability to work as part of a team
- have a good sense of humour
Visits to the school are welcomed.
Application Procedure
An application pack is attached and may also be requested by emailing adminoffice@st-michaels-inf.hants.sch.uk or telephoning the school office 01252 324300.
Applications will be assessed upon receipt, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. An early application is therefore strongly advised.
Safer Recruitment
St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks including an online search as part of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance.
