Salary: Scale 2 points 3-4 (pro rata salary £4,613 - £4,683 per annum) Job type: Part Time, Fixed Term Start date: ASAP Apply by: 25 November 2024 Job overview Job starts: As soon as possible Salary: Scale 2 points 3-4 (pro rata salary £4,613 - £4,683 per annum) Contract type: 6 months fixed term contract Contract term: 7.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year Specific working hours: 11:45 - 13:15 Monday - Friday PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS Selwyn Primary School is an outstanding school in Plaistow, East London, filled with happy children eager to learn. We are seeking an ambitious and inspirational Midday Supervisor to join our creative staff team, helping to create a positive and safe lunchtime environment. If you’re passionate about working with children and want to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you Key Responsibilities Supervise children during lunchtime and playtime, ensuring their safety and well-being. Assist children with meal arrangements and encourage good table manners. Manage and organise lunchtime activities to promote positive social interactions and active play. Address any issues or conflicts that may arise in a calm and effective manner. Ensure the dining area and playground are clean and tidy. Provide support and assistance to the school staff as needed. About You Friendly, approachable, and able to interact positively with children. Previous experience working with children in a school or similar setting is desirable but not essential. Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Reliable, punctual, and able to manage responsibilities with minimal supervision. A commitment to promoting a safe and inclusive environment for all children. We can offer you Curious children, who love learning Collaboration opportunities with supportive, forward thinking and dedicated teams A supportive, forward thinking, and dedicated team of colleagues An energetic and sociable team Further information about our school can be found on our website - Selwyn Primary Website Interviews: w/c 25 November 2024 Selwyn Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. All staff are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check as well as qualifications and reference checks. A disqualification declaration questionnaire may be required for this post. PLEASE NOTE Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview, appoint, and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process. Please note we do not have parking facilities onsite. Selwyn Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment checks. Identity, Prohibition, Qualification, Barred List, Enhanced DBS, Section 128, Overseas, Right to work, Reference, Criminal Record, and Medical Checks are essential for all applicable posts at the School. In accordance with paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023), Selwyn Primary School will carry out an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If shortlisted for the role, an appropriate online search will be undertaken on your name(s). Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied. About Selwyn Primary School Selwyn Primary School Selwyn Road, London E13 0ES United Kingdom 44 20 8471 6173 Selwyn is a happy and successful school located in Plaistow, East London. We are at the heart of this culturally rich community where we are able to offer purposeful and exciting learning opportunities for all. Everyone within our learning community has high aspirations and we work hard to make learning fun and relevant to each individual. We all have high expectations of behaviour and this has created a wonderfully positive and calm environment where everyone is respected and treated fairly. This emphasis on a happy, calm and focused learning environment ensures that our children can progress and achieve their potential. Our broad and balanced curriculum, is designed to engender a love of learning that our children will take to the next stage of their education. Our school is part of Newham Community Learning, which exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages 2 - 16 within a single family of schools in Newham. Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally. To view opportunities at all our schools, please see our Trust page on TES. Train with us - we are delighted to partner with Teach First to deliver our School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme. Teach First is a national charity that develops and supports teachers and leaders who are determined to make a difference where it is needed the most. As a training partner, we will be working with Teach First to deliver this one year teacher training programme, which enables participants to train and develop skills in the classroom. It is ideal for people who are eager to learn on the job and make a difference in their community from day one. Our Newham Community Learning SCITT Booklet has further information; please email traintoteachncltrust.net to find out more. Please note that this programme is currently aimed at secondary teaching staff.