Lunchtime Supervisor

**Lunchtime Supervisor**
**Permanent**
**5 hours per week**
**Term Time Only**
**TPLTSS1 £2,585.21 (actual salary)**
**Plus various Company Benefits**

The Priory Learning Trust (Somerset Business Award winner for Employer of the Year) is looking to recruit a Lunchtime supervisor to work at our West Huntspill Primary Academy
- near Highbridge.

We are looking for a friendly, empathetic and caring lunchtime supervisor for our small primary school. The role will include supervising and engaging with the children during playtime, encouraging and rewarding good behaviour and social skills and building relationships. This is an ideal opportunity to begin a career in education.

**What you will do**:

- Oversee children at lunchtime and lead play activities
- Listen to the children and encourage their play, but also has the necessary skills to maintain discipline in the playground
- Promote student well-being by encouraging them to develop good relationships with others, develop their self-reliance and self-esteem,
- Help children to practice good standards of personal health and hygiene.

**You will have**:

- Good interpersonal skills with both adults and children
- Ability to work flexibly within a team and motivate students.
- Understanding of the developmental needs of children
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- First Aid qualification desirable but not essential
- Experience of working with children desirable but not essential

West Huntspill is an Ofsted rated Good school with community at its heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with positive outcomes, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.

We also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership. We offer a variety of development opportunities including cross site working to share best practice and experiences across all of our trust schools.

We are a flexible employer and will do our best to accommodate all types of working, so please do apply. We are an employer who takes staff workload seriously. We work together as one team to support each other, with the added benefit of being a part of a large Trust in the local area with opportunities that reflect this.

**As a TPLT employee, you will have access to incredible employee benefits, including -**

**The PLaTform** - Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.

**Healthshield** - A fully funded Healthcare Scheme which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.

**Discounted Nursery fees** at our Academy pre schools.

**A 2 week October half term.**

**A very friendly school community** with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.

**About The Priory Learning Trust**:
TPLT grew from an intent to bring the power of partnership and sharing to bear and provide a first-class education to a wide range of children, from all backgrounds.

At our heart is a passion to put ‘Students First’ and deliver exceptional education; beyond outstanding for every single child. We do this with a relentless drive for academic excellence, shared moral purpose and values combined with lots of fun and happiness. We believe that happy schools are also high-achieving, successful schools.

We strive for partnerships between students, families, staff and the wider community to create exceptional student outcomes. We also ‘cherish’ our staff. We believe they are amazing and are passionate to empower them through support, training, and career opportunities. With such brilliant people all aiming for the same goals, we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of their background.

TPLT is also a successful Training School Alliance. This has been a great foundation on which to build for excellence. We know that this key focus on staff development will deliver exciting and effective learning to our children and young people.

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

**All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act.**

This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.

Please see the following links to our Safeguarding and Child Protection policy and Recruitment and Selection policy.

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