Lunchtime Organiser SEN ( 13 hours per week)

We are currently looking to appoint Lunchtime Organisers to provide high quality support over lunchtimes for pupils aged from EYFS - 7 years, who have a range of special educational needs.

This is a permanent role, working 13 hours per week, term time only. The post is a Grade 2, the starting pro-rata salary is £7,077 to reflect the working hours, the hourly rate is £12.40. The full time equivalent salary is £22,737.

From time to time, we may ask catering staff if they are able to support at another school within the Trust where we need to cover absence. If you are selected for interview, we will discuss this with you to see whether this is something you are able to do and if so, which schools are most suitable for you.

Main responsibilities:

•  To help create an atmosphere so that the meal and lunchtime recreation is a pleasant experience for pupils and staff.
• To supervise students in the dining area/s and elsewhere as required by the Head teacher.
• Attend to the physical needs of students as required such as, feeding, toilet needs, changing and hand washing.
• Responsible for implementing policies and procedures relating to standards of Education, Health and Safety and Care and to carry out those procedures competently.
• To carry out all the policies in the staff handbook after training, maintaining procedures in line with statutory regulations, Health and Safety, Manual Handling, etc. 

 Key skills and experience:

• The ability to understand as well as supervise children and young people.
• Experience of working with children/young people with communication, severe, profound or complex learning difficulties.
• Ability to attend to students’ personal needs, including pastoral, social, health, physical hygiene i.e. toileting and changing, minor first aid and welfare matters.
• To be aware of policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety and security, confidentiality and data protection.
• To communicate clearly and be able to understand written and verbal instructions. 

Working for us 

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. 

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust. 

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including; 

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
•  access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support
• access to Cyclescheme 
•  Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
• We’re happy to talk flexible working where possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.

The closing date for applications is 14 April 2024 and interview will be arranged shortly thereafter.

Applying to work for us 

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.  

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements. 

Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust 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. 

Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk