Lunchtime Supervisor at Cherry Orchard Primary School

Key Purpose

To ensure, individually or as part of a team, the welfare and safety of all children remaining within the school grounds or buildings during lunch time.

• Supporting pupils while they eat their lunch and ensuring tables are clean
• Using initiative to monitor events occurring on the school premises and grounds
• Encouraging play activities by modelling and participating if necessary
• Positively encouraging good behaviour, healthy eating and good table manners
• Helping to set up and clear away the lunchtime area before and after the lunchtime period when required
• Ensuring food and water spillages are dealt with promptly
• Reporting accidents and completing accident forms when necessary
• Undertaking ancillary duties such as setting up and clearing away tables, cleaning tables and dining area
• Ensuring the behaviour policy is implemented and seeking advice from the senior leadership team as needed
• Supporting the work of staff and other supervisory assistants
• Escorting children to and from the dining area and ensuring their safety at all times
• Supervising children at all times, both indoors and outdoors
• Recording inappropriate pupil behaviour and conveying serious incidents to the headteacher
• Maintaining checks throughout the lunch break to ensure pupils are safe
• Attending training when appropriate and after consultation with the Head Teacher
• Attending to and reporting any minor first aid accidents or injuries or pupils who become ill