Midday Supervisory Assistant - Part-time

Ide Hill CEP School, Sevenoaks

• Ref:KCC886-3318-94S
• Posted:06/08/2019
• Pay:KR3
• Start Date:September 2019
• App Close Date:30/08/2019 at 17:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

We have a vacancy for a part time Midday Supervisor commencing September 2019. The post is for 6 hours, over 5 days per week (11.50-13.10), 38 weeks per year (term-time only).

The salary is to be paid on Kent Range 3 (FTE £17,365.00 actual annual salary £2,322.18)

The successful candidate will have the ability to work effectively and enthusiastically as part of a team and be able to engage effectively with the children, extending them in purposeful activities and enhancing their social skills whilst having fun. You will need excellent communication skills and have the ability to create a positive, inclusive environment.

We welcome applications from those who are able to act as a role model, by promoting our School Values: Respect, Love & Responsibility.

The main responsibilities of the role are:

1. Supervision of pupils during mealtimes in our school hall. This will include assisting with setting up and packing away of the area. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the pupils, promoting good table manners and standards of behaviour and ensuring a calm and orderly environment. This may involve assisting children with cutlery, crockery etc.
2. Supervising outdoor play (or in bad weather, the classrooms/school hall). You will be required to utilise the full extent of the playground area to encourage safe and constructive playtime. This includes fully utilising our beautiful playing field, adjacent to the School.
3. Minimising the risk of playground accidents, but where they do occur, treating the incident in the correct manner, as per our First Aid Policy.
4. Intervening where appropriate to avoid arguments/unkind behaviour and responding to such situations according to our Behaviour Policy.

If you are successful you will be joining a supportive Headteacher and enthusiastic, committed staff who strive to make the school outstanding, within a nurturing and caring environment.

References will be sought prior to interview for the shortlisted candidates.

Visits to the School are encouraged. Please call the School Office on 01732 750 389 or email headteacher@ide-hill.kent.sch.uk to make an appointment. If you would like to find out more, please contact our Headteacher, Mrs Louisa Hillman

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure will be sought from the successful candidate.

Information about the school

We are a friendly Church of England village primary school set in the beautiful countryside of Ide Hill. We are pleased to offer places to children from Reception to Year 6. We are a learning community. We are very proud of the unique combination of spirit, success and setting that makes Ide Hill CE Primary such a special place to learn, grow and achieve.

Our vision - Do all things in Love - is both distinctively Christian and distinctively caring. Surrounded by teachers, volunteers and their families, children develop in confidence, resilience and determination. They learn to question, set themselves challenges and see every mistake as an opportunity to learn.

We have strong links to other local schools within our Sevenoaks schools Partnership, including pre-schools and secondary schools. This level of involvement with our neighbouring schools gives our children a strong start in Reception and helps them to move onto a wide variety of secondary schools, including Kent’s leading grammar and independent schools.

We have a history of academic excellence at Ide Hill and have developed our curriculum to reflect the needs of our children. We have celebrated an International Award from the British Council, Gold School Games Award and Silver Rights Respecting Schools Award in recent years.

For more information please visit our school website: https://idehill.eschools.co.uk/website

Job Contact Information

• Name:Rachel Harland, Bursar
• Address:Ide Hill, Sundridge Road, Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6JT
• Telephone: (01732) 750 389
• Email: office@ide-hill.kent.sch.uk