Job Description
Responsible to: The Headteacher and the Governing Body of the school
Main Purpose Of The Job: To be responsible for the care and supervision of the children before, during and after meals, until afternoon lessons begin, in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures.
- Adhere to all COVID-19 procedures (in place at any given time) to ensure the highest levels of safety and hygiene.
- Supervise the washing of hands of pupils.
- Supervise entry/exit into/from the dining hall by the pupils.
- Assist pupils during the meal service.
- Ensure pupils maintain high standards of behaviour, reporting any cases of misbehaviour, as appropriate.
- Clear up all spillages during mealtime promptly.
- Assist in wiping up tables and chairs and set up the dining hall prior to service with drinks, cutlery and condiments.
- Supervision of children in designated areas ensuring good conduct in behaviour in accordance with the schools behaviour policy.
- Initiate games and activities where appropriate, whilst maintaining broad supervision.
- Supervise children indoors during inclement weather.
- Engage pupils in safe, enjoyable, and creative activities.
- Maintain accurate and relevant incident records.
- To attend any training courses relevant to the post, ensuring continuing, personal and professional development.
- Role requires working within a team.
- Ability to present oneself as a role model to pupils in speech, dress, behaviour and attitude.
- Provide pastoral care and support to sick and injured children taking appropriate action as necessary ensuring school staff are fully informed of incidents and accidents.
- Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post.
General: Comply with health and safety policy and systems, report any incidents/accidents/hazards and take pro-active approach to health and safety matters in order to protect both yourself and others.
Demonstrate and promote commitment to safeguarding procedures and principles and equal opportunities and to the elimination of behaviour and practices that could be discriminatory.
Any other duties deemed appropriate towards the provision of a high quality service.
Have excellent timekeeping.
- Lunchtime Support Assistant
- Personal Specification – Jan 2022
- Support Staff Application Form Guidance Notes
- Support Staff Application Form
Job Description
Responsible to: The Headteacher and the Governing Body of the school
Duties: Cleaning designated areas of the school in accordance with Durham County Council cleaning specifications, and to ensure these are kept in a clean and hygienic condition on a daily, weekly, monthly basis as instructed by the Headteacher/Caretaker.
- To clean designated areas of the school as allocated by the Caretaker/Headteacher. These areas may change, depending on the needs of the school.
- Cleaning, washing, sweeping, vacuum cleaning in a variety of teaching areas.
Cleaning of public areas, corridors, etc. children’s and staff toilets.
Emptying of litter bins
Polishing and dusting of fixtures and fittings.
Cleaning of all touch points
Where appropriate use of powered equipment.
To keep appropriate light equipment, machinery and cleaning cupboard in a clean and hygienic condition
To follow Health and Safety codes and Health and Hygiene code of practices in relation to cleaning, e.g. C.O.S.H.H, siting of warning cones, etc.
To report faulty equipment to the Caretaker as necessary.
Any other cleaning duties as directed by the Headteacher.
- A willingness to undergo training (including Safeguarding training & updates, etc.) as and when required for the job.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;
You will be issued with protective clothing such as tabard/overall, rubber gloves and these should be worn at all times for your protection. You are to be responsible for laundering the garments and the Headteacher will decide when articles need replacing.
ANNUAL LEAVE
To annually submit a list of required holidays to the Headteacher.
Total paid leave entitlement is 26 days for anyone with less than 5 years service, rising to 31 days for more than 5 years service. Leave must be taken in school holiday periods.
You will be given sufficient training in order to ensure a clear understanding of these duties.
It may be necessary to amend this job description at any time in the future but only after consultation with you and your appropriate trade union representative or friend.
- Cleaner
- Personal Specification
- Support Staff Application Form Guidance Notes
- Support Staff Application Form
