Midday Activity Assistant (Bentilee Nursery School)

The governors are very pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to appoint a Midday Activity Assistant to join our successful Nursery school.

We welcome applicants who can :-

• Supervise activities and maintain the health, safety, welfare, good conduct and safeguarding of pupils during the midday break, having regard to special or additional needs.
• Report incidents in line with school policy.
• Assist in the supervision of other activities during the midday break, including setting out and storing equipment
• Encourage pupils to select and eat healthy balanced meals
• Clean up spillages of food or liquid during meal service
• Wipe down tables and clean dining areas between meals
• Undertake similar work at other times, such as before and after school.
• Any other duties appropriate to the post.- be flexible according to need of the school. Could be required to cover absence.
• The school is committed to safeguarding.  The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About Us

• A school judged to be Outstanding by Ofsted (Nov 2017).
• A committed staff team and supportive governing body.
• A caring and nurturing atmosphere within our family orientated school, where everyone matters.

• Opportunities for further professional development.     

Key Requirements

•       have some experience of early years children

Skills and Experience

•       have experience of working with children within the age range 2 -4year olds
• can support the maintenance of positive links between home and school by working with parents as partners, understanding and recording children’s dietary needs and behaviours
• Can serve food and tidy away, ensuring excellent hygiene
• Can help children to use a knife and fork and use manners
• Can prepare a daily healthy fruit snack
• Can support maintaining the areas of learning in the EYFS in the learning environment- setting up the environment for lunch times and putting back into a learning environment after lunch
• will actively participate in opportunities for professional development
• will support in a team approach other adults, including students, parents, governors, external agencies
• will support the maintenance and development of effective partnership working, all year transition / induction between ourselves and surrounding schools and PVI nursery settings within Treehouse Children’s Centre and others locally

Additional Information

• The school is committed to safeguarding.  The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please contact Mrs Sue Ridgway- Office Manager / Juliet Levingstone- Headteacher to make an appointment/apply for an application pack.  Tel 01782 235065.  Email office@bentileenursery.co.uk.  Bentilee Nursery School, Dawlish Drive, ST2 OHW