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We are seeking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Dining Room Manager to support the management of our lunchtime sessions.

Shift Pattern:
Term-Time: Monday to Friday - 11am to 1.45pm daily

Main Purpose of the Job:

- To effectively manage the lunchtime service and lead and assist in the development of Lunchtime Organisers.
- To ensure a safe and positive environment during lunchtime sessions.
- Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children within the school.

Main Duties:
Supervision and Assisting Pupils Includes:

- To establish supportive and effective relationships with our lunchtime and catering team.
- To effectively lead the lunchtime team, ensuring quality of service.
- Ensuring the lunchtime team are given appropriate guidance.
- Liaise with class teachers, leaders and SLT to ensure all staff are aware of any individual pupil needs.
- To ensure that all pupils welfare and food needs are met through each lunchtime.
- To ensure all lunchtime staff are effectively engaging with our pupils and supporting their development during lunchtime.
- To take rapid action to provide support when difficulties become apparent.
- To follow the schools procedures for child protection, safeguarding, health and safety as well as confidentiality.
- A need to make concise, accurate and purposeful actions and judgements as issues arise through the lunchtimes.
- To develop an understanding of the specific needs of the children to be worked with.
- To meet with all supply staff at the start of any lunchtime session giving full direction of our expectations.
- To create a calm and welcoming environment in the dining hall and other areas.
- To actively engage and show interest in our pupils.
- To have organised dinner queues ensuring all pupils enter and exit the dining hall calmly.
- To assist pupils where appropriate with cutting up food and pouring water.
- To be aware of dietary and medical requirements.
- To ensure the dining hall is left clear and tidy.
- To administer basic first aid for minor incidents.
- Carry out routine administrative tasks associated with Dining Room Manager Role e.g. photocopying, running errands, distributing documents etc.

Health, safety and behaviour

- Promote the safety and wellbeing of all pupils, raising and recording concerns in line with the school’s safeguarding procedures.
- Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive school attitudes, values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils.
- Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe environment.

Professional development

- Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures.
- Take part in further training required.

Communication

- Communicate effectively with pupils and colleagues and follow the school’s communication procedures.

Personal and professional conduct

- Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality.

Other areas of responsibility

- The post holder will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.

Where the post holder is disabled, every effort will be made to supply all necessary aids, adaptations or equipment to allow them to carry out all the duties of the job. If, however, a certain task proves to be unachievable, job redesign will be fully considered.

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