Midday Meals Supervisor

Harris Academy Morden is currently looking to appoint an outstanding Midday Meals Supervisor to join its team of support staff.

Your opportunity

The purpose of this role is to secure the safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils during the morning and lunchtime break periods. Your duties will be:

• To undertake direct supervision of pupils in designated areas, ensuring safe and orderly conduct
• To undertake direct supervision of pupils at toilets ensuring safe and orderly conduct
• To assist with daily decisions on areas for pupil use e.g. wet lunchtimes
• To promote games and activities, motivating pupils during the morning and lunchtime breaks, ensuring school rules regarding games allowed are met and that health and safety procedures are maintained
• To support and supervise pupils in the dining area as appropriate e.g. encouragement to eat, return of trays, cutlery etc.
• To support pupils in the play/other areas who may require assistance.
• To deal with minor incidents and first aid where appropriate, referring serious incidents 
• To clean up spillages or debris around the dining/play areas to ensure the maintenance of good order, discipline and safety.

As part of Harris, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education in London. With a multitude of progression routes  and outstanding CPD for support staff, expect to be supported throughout your career  whether in our central team or in one of our 50 academies. 

What we are looking for

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. The successful candidate will:

• Understand the educational, social and welfare needs of pupils in the midday break
• Understand the importance of the meal and break as a social and educational occasion
• Have good spoken and written English
• Be able to encourage and inspire young people
• Have good organisational skills
• Be able to work effectively with people across a wide range of levels and responsibilities
• Be able to judge when advice/assistance is needed to meet pupil’s needs
• Be able to liaise with parents/carers in a professional manner observing the boundaries of the role and respecting confidential information
• Ideally, hold a current First Aid qualification and have experience of administering First Aid

Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.

Academy Ethos:

Harris Academy Morden is a modern and innovative Academy. We are a totally inclusive Academy who promote the traditional British and global values of good manners, hard work, excellent behaviour and smart uniform.   The Academy motto is: ‘Courage, Challenge and Success’.

Courage: Students will be expected to show resilience and have the determination to persist even when things are difficult. Staff will develop this trait over time through high expectations, modelling and our PSHE programme. Students and staff will be encouraged to also ‘do the right thing’ and have the courage to ‘defend the weak’ and ‘speak up’ for what is right and wrong.

Challenge: Students will be expected to challenge themselves and have high aspirations. Students must be brave enough to challenge themselves, try new things and embrace the opportunities the Academy will offer during curriculum time and the extensive extra-curricular programme. Students and staff will be encouraged to challenge what they know is not true or fair and ‘speak up’.

Success: This is for all students. Success does not come cheaply. Parents and staff must work together with students who demonstrate courage and challenge to ensure that everybody succeeds. We aspire for all of our students to be prepared to succeed in the 21st century, to have the qualifications to open any door and the human conviction to achieve the life that they wish to lead. Students and staff will be encouraged to succeed personally but help others to do so as well.

Our Benefits Package

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package.

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Being a part of the Harris Federation

We are recognised as the top performing large multi-academy trust in England for primary and secondary education. Closing the gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission of Harris. Holding a reputation for bringing transformative approaches to education, we hold a unrivalled track record in achieving success through rapid school improvement.

Our people are at the heart of this success. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of training programmes available at every stage of your career.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

Learn more About Harris and our Vision and Values

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

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Diversity and Equality

We are committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.

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