Blackheath Prep
Location
Greenwich, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Blackheath Prep is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to take up the post of Playtime and Lunchtime Assistant. The successful candidate will be part of a team that is responsible for supervising pupils during the morning and lunchtime breaks to ensure that the safety and welfare of pupils is maintained, and that this period of the day runs efficiently.
Blackheath Prep is an independent prep school for just over 370 students aged 3 to 11. Founded in 1996, it occupies a beautiful five-acre site close to Blackheath village. Its original Georgian and Victorian buildings have been extended and adapted to include large playgrounds and extensive playing fields, tennis courts, cricket nets and a Forest School area. In April 2023 we were delighted to announce our merger with Eltham College to form a family of schools. It is a remarkable school with outstanding facilities, a formidable track record in academic success and impressive achievements in Music, Sport, Drama and Art. The school was inspected in June 2019 and both the quality of pupils achievements in all areas of our curriculum, from academics to Design Technology and PE, as well as the quality of pupils’ personal development were judged to be excellent. Specific Areas of Responsibility include: - Supervise pupils on the playground, in the dining area and classrooms (for wet play)- Encourage pupils to eat their lunch and monitor those who don’t, reporting any concerns to the form teachers - Monitor pupils who aren’t engaging in play and feedback any concerns to the form teachers - Manage pupils’ entrance and exit from the playground to classrooms and dining area in an orderly manner. - Set up and distribute morning snack and clear away at end of playtime - Organise and prepare playtime equipment and return to storage at end of break times - Set up in dining hall alongside lunchtime team where necessary. - Report any incidents of serious misbehaviour to the relevant staff member, in line with the school’s behaviour policy - Take necessary action to minimise disruption and harm to pupils, in line with the school’s behaviour policy - Make sure children tidy up after themselves in the lunch area and when using play resources/equipment - Follow any directions and strategies from class teachers on supporting pupils with specific behavioural needs - Offer care and comfort to distressed or lonely children and respond proactively to attempt to diffuse disputes between children. - Organise play activities to encourage pupils to play and make use of play equipment - Offer educational instruction where needed to help pupils to share play equipment - Help to resolve issues between pupils during play activities. - Observe pupils and the environment and take action to minimise any identified health and safety risks - Ensure all pupils are in sight or accounted for at all times during breaktimes - Deliver first aid to respond to minor incidents and refer any major incidents to a qualified first aider - Record details of incidents in line with the school’s reporting procedures - Be aware of and support pupils with medical/dietary needs - Clean up food and water spillages where necessary Person Specification The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and young people and working within a team. A pleasure in the life of a thriving, busy school, and the ability to act as an approachable, sympathetic and principled role model will be likely to characterise the successful candidate. A full job description and person specification relating to the post can be found in the applicant information pack. Terms of Appointment The post is available from April 2024 (ideally to start 22.04.24) on a permanent, part time (term time only) basisJob tags
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