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School Meals Supervisory Assistant

School Meals Supervisory Assistant

Guru Nanak Sikh Academy

Hillingdon

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Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
21 February 2020

Job overview

Salary: Scale 2 £5092.93 (actual salary)

Contract Type: Term Time (38 weeks) 10.83 hours per week

Hours: 11.30am to 1.40pm

Contract Term: Permanent

We are looking to appoint an SMSA to join our  team working in the Primary and Secondary phase.  For this post you will need experience of looking after or working with children and good verbal skills.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To ensure the safety, welfare and good conduct, either individually or as part of a team, of pupils at lunchtimes.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

1. Assist children in the dining room.

2. To supervise the play period of pupils during the lunch period.

3. To use positive management strategies to ensure that the children are behaving appropriately in line with the schools behaviour policy at all times including in the dining room, playground and during wet lunch times.

4. To ensure that the playgrounds (or classrooms during wet play) are supervised at all times during lunchtimes.

5. To take reasonable precautions whilst in charge of the pupils to see that they do nothing that is likely to injure themselves or others.

6. In the event of any injuries to the pupil to deal with minor first aid. To report more major injuries report immediately to the Welfare Officer and to follow accident reporting procedures at all times.

7. In the event of any sickness to, clean the pupil and the affected area and refer the pupil to the School Welfare Officer.

8. Clean up after spillage of food or water in dining area during the service of the meal to avoid possible accidents.

9. To help develop pupils’ social skills and help them to resolve disputes fairly.

10. To control entry to the dining room and their behaviour whilst they collect meals and find a seat.

11. To supervise pupils whilst they eat their lunch, generally maintain good order and the use of cutlery and drinking water including supervision of stacking of plates.

12. Promote the school healthy eating policy by encouraging pupils to eat healthy packed lunches.

13. To follow the school’s policies at all times.

14. To implement the Child Protection Policy at all times.

15. To undertake training in directed hours.

16. Take responsibility yourself for supervising children and do not socialise or chat when on duty.

17. To work under the direction of the Head teacher and to undertake such duties commensurate with the level of post as may be allocated by the Head teacher or his/her appropriate representative.

GENERAL

1. Dress code: Clothing should be practical and comfortable i.e. trousers, smart jeans, jumpers, shirts, blouses and suitable footwear.

2. To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post as may be required by your line manager or the Principal.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• The ability to communicate fluently with adults and children in English.

• The ability to work as part of a team and work under own initiative

• The ability to follow instructions

• The ability to guide and supervise the children.

• An interest and willingness to undertake appropriate training as offered

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Patient, tolerant, sympathetic and, fair but firm

• Enjoy being with children

• Hardworking and conscientious

• A willingness to be flexible

• A respect for confidentiality

Desirable

• Previous experience of working/helping within a school

• A First Aid qualification

About Guru Nanak Sikh Academy

At our Academy, we promote the values of the Sikh community. However we also embrace our common British heritage and we would be privileged for you to celebrate this with us.

In 1993 Guru Nanak Sikh College (an independent school) was opened at the request of the community by our founder Sant Baba Amar Singh Ji, whose vision is that through education we can eradicate poverty and ignorance.

The Academy is an oversubscribed all through Academy in Hayes, Hillingdon.  It currently has a 7 form of entry in the Secondary Phase with a Sixth Form and 2 form of entry in the Primary Phase.

We take our responsibility for educating young people very seriously. We aim to help them develop confidence and self-esteem and we are proud of all that our pupils and staff achieve. We are a happy Academy with delightful, enthusiastic pupils, excellent hard working staff, supportive parents and loyal governors. We welcome people from all range of cultures and faiths.

Our overall aim is to,

"provide an outstanding learning environment which challenges us all, staff and pupils, to achieve our full potential and to share our successes, knowledge and skills with the local, national and global community". (Mr J. Singh Sidhu - Executive Principal)

If you are interested in investing in your future and that of our future generations, then this is the School for you.

We can offer you the following:

  • Staff well-being;
  • Strong community spirit,
  • Vibrant mixed staff,
  • Positive student staff relationships,
  • Staff social events organised,
  • Staff fitness club, discounted at a local gym and via Perkbox.
  • Great results in a supportive environment;
  • Strong Academic history,
  • Positive student and staff relationships,
  • Clear ‘SHARE’ vision and values that promote academic and personal success and well-being,
  • Staff training, recognition and succession planning;
  • Certified CPD online course programmes with access to a wide variety of training and qualifications,
  • Great succession planning and career pathways prospects,
  • Over 80% of current SLT have been promoted from within including staff who have trained and developed from LSA/PGCE staff to becoming members of the current SLT, supportive training, recognition of good practice, shadow training roles for middle leaders,
  • Great transport links; Onsite parking, 10 minutes drive to Heathrow or M25, 15 Minutes walk to Southall Cross Rail Station,

Join our journey and make your next journey here

Come join our team.  For more information please see our website http://www.gurunanaksikhacademy.co.uk/  email us directly at hr@gnsa.co.uk .

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