School Meals Supervisory Assistant

3 weeks ago


Ealing, United Kingdom The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls Full time

**Hours:38 weeks a year, 18.75 hours per week, 3.75 hours per day, Term-time only**

**This post has a probationary period of six months.**

**Main Purpose of the Post**

As part of a team of SMSAs, and reporting to the Senior SMSA for the area of the school concerned, to be responsible for the supervision and control of pupils in that area of the school during the lunch break.

Depending on the area of the school allocated, duties may include responsibility for the orderly conduct of pupils taking a school meal and/or that of pupils in and around the school buildings during the lunch time break.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

1. To carry out duties at all times with due regard to the principles of Equal Opportunity.

2. Supervision and control of pupils during the lunch time break, in the dining areas, about the school premises and in the play area, ensuring the school rules are upheld

3. Assisting and directing pupils in the dining room and elsewhere, dealing with incidents of unacceptable behaviour and referring matters to the Senior SMSA when necessary

4. Assisting with the maintenance of orderly arrangements both for the taking of school meals and the use of the buildings and other areas by pupils

5. Assisting with arrangements for the administration of the taking of school meals (including, if appropriate, the handling of dinner cards), and supporting the school’s policies regarding school meals provision (healthy eating, ethnic meals etc)

6. Ensuring the Health & Safety of pupils during the lunch time break

7. Upholding the school’s Code of Conduct and Equal Opportunities Policy

The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls seeks to appoint **School Meals Supervisory Assistant (SMSA) **to contribute towards the vision and effectiveness of a dedicated and successful school.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

**This is a Job Description only and is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It sets out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up and should be seen as describing in more detail aspects of the duties set out in the Education Act (School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions of Employment) Order 1987 Schedule 3.**

**The Head of the School may vary the duties from time to time without changing their general character or the level of responsibility entailed. Any modification or amendment will be made after consultation with the holder of the post.**

**Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and expects all staff to share this commitment**

Located in the London Borough of Ealing, The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls is a large secondary school for girls aged 11-19. Established as a comprehensive in 1974, the school was named for a former MP and Education Secretary, and became a foundation school in 1999. With over 1300 pupils on roll, the school is larger than the average secondary school, and has a large and diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in the school’s student intake. The school was judged as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2019, has obtained The Well Being Award, the Investors in People Gold Award and the Healthy Schools Gold Award.

**Headteacher**

**Ms R Kruger**

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